To the Right Honble. Francis Child< no role > Esqr . Lord Mayor
of the City of London & the rest of the Honble. Bench
Sitting at Justice hall in the Old Bailey

The Humble Prayer of Thomas Preston< no role >

Humply Sheweth

That Your Supplicant was
a Debtor in his Majestys Goal of Newgate
and Charged in the Custody of the Keeper of
the said Goal by Elizabeth Marshall< no role > on Suspicon
of being Concern'd in Stealing Several goods
out of her house.

Your Supplicant well knowing his Innocence
and that the is Charged with a Malicious
design of Detaining your Supplicant in
Custody

Yor. Supplicant therefore
humbly Pray that he may be either Tryed
or Discharged as shall seem most meet to
yor. honr.

And Your Supplicant as in
duty bound shall Ever Pray Etc
Thos: Preston< no role >

July 5th, 1732