April 20/1731

To the Honourable St; Lawrence Carter< no role > Knight
one of the Barons of his Majesty's Court
of Exchequer

The Humble Peticon of Thomas
Pridreaux

Sheweth

That that ye Petr. & was an Evidence examined
upon the Tryall of Edward ventland< no role > als Winckland< no role >
Capitally convicted Yesterday for a Street Robery
That Yor Petr. is informed yee Lordship hath not
been pleased to set Yor Petr. down as a Pertaker of any
part of ye Reward;That Yor Petr, was the officer
of the Night When the Convict was taken And
sent his Men out for that purpose otherways he
must have escaped; & detained him in the Watch
house all ye Night & the next Day took him to ye
Goal of Newgate According to his Commitment

Yor Petr therefore humbly hopes Yor
Lordship will be pleased to take his
Case into Consideracon And give him
such Relief as to Yor. Lorship shall
seem fitting

And Yor Petr shall over pray Etc
Thomas Prideaux< no role >
[mark]
his Mark