[..] Rt Honorble Sr Samll Dashwood< no role > Kt Lord
[..] or of the City of London & the Worshipll her majesties
the Peace in the gennerall quarter sessions asembled

The Humble Petition of John Meeres< no role > a
poor Prisoner in Ludgte

Sheweth

That your Petition that Been acutally
A Prisoner in Ludgate Prison under the Custday of Captin
John Pilekington< no role > keeper of the said prison befor
the first day of January 1701 and is shill detained
thire at the suit of John Bennett< no role > & Richard
Bennett< no role > and Peter Williams< no role > Creditars for Dept
or dammages and not Handing where with to mentain
him selfe in the said Prison

The Petitioners syte thire for is that
this court will Be Deased to order Captin John
Pilkington< no role > the thereof the said Prison may at a sertin
day and time Bring year Petitioner Be for yen with
a copy if the cause at his imprisonment that he
may for be the oath mentioned in the Late act Parliament
made for the Beter Keper prisoners for abt an Bed is
charge ack [..] to the said act an that were [..]
may be ordered then an thin allso to apears [..] shore
cause if thy can why the prisoner should not be discharge
or ackordingly

And Petitioner shall Ever pray Etc