To the right Honble : Sr Wm: Withers< no role > Knt : Lord
Mayor for the Citty of London & to frest of ye
Honble: Bench sitting at Justice Hall London

The Humble Petition of William Hadgley< no role >

Sheweth

That Your Petr: has Eain on the bare boards
in the common side of Newgate living on nothing but ye
Gaol allowance there Two Sessions last pass (and this is
the Third) Charged there on Suspition of Felony & that
to a verry Inconsiderable value & last Sessions of Peace
was carried to Hick's Hall in St John Street Middx (as
he Conceives) to be fry'd for the Same but was not whose
tedious (thos undeserv'd) soon finement has reduced Your Petr:
even to Extremity

Most Humbly Prays your Lordshipp & this
Honble. Bench would commisserable his long &
undeserved Confinemt. & beggs that this present
Sessions of Peace he may be called up before Your
Lordshipp & this Honble Bench in order to be dealt
wth according to Law & as the Merritt of his case
shall require.

And he will be oblidged ever to Pray Etc
Febry: the 25th. 1707

William Hadgley< no role >

To the Rt: Honble : Sr : Wm.
Withers< no role > Knt . Lord Mayr .
for the Citty of London
& to ye rest of the Honble
Bench Sitting at Justice Hall
London

Humble peticonr of Wm. Hadgley< no role >
1708