To the Right honoble the Lord Mayor .
Recorder, and Bench of Justices

The humble Peticon of Ann Crippin< no role > wife
of William Crippin< no role >

Sheweth

That yor. Petrs. husband William Crippin< no role > being
Falsely & malitiously accused by Francis Bewley< no role > & John Eldridge< no role > for
Speaking very Siandalous & approbrinswords of our Sovaigne Lady the
Queen, was for the same offence first Comitted to Newgate , & there
Kept under Confinemt. for the same where he Suffered Nine weeks
Imprisonmt. in order as he hoped to have come to affaire Tryall, That
thereby he might have acquitted himselfe of that False accusacon undr.
wth he lay, But the last Sessions being come he was Called up to
this Honoble. Bench, And the fact being taken as really Comitted
by yor. Petrs. husband without a Tryall, he was by order of this Court
Comitted to Bridewell , there to be Kept to hard Labour, wch. he hath
alsoe suffered During the space of Six weeks longer to the great & almost
utter ruin of yor Peticoner & 3 Small Children who must be forced to throw
themselves upon the parish, unless yor. Honrs. out of Compassion Release
him that he may worke for their Livelihood,

Yor. Peticonr. therefore on behalfe of herselfe
and her 3 Small Chilldren humbly prays yor honrs.
to Comiserate their Deplorable Condicon and
to be pleased after Soe severe punishmt. as 15
weeks Confinemt. of her husband in the middst
of Justice to Intermix yor. Clementy & mercyby
Releasing to them yor. Petrs. husband Wm. Crippin< no role >
and Sending him home to her, that the may worke
on his owne Trade for their Livelihood, And they
may be prvented thereby from being Chargeable
to the Parish

And yor: Petrs. as in Duty boune shall
Ever pray Etc.