To The Kt. Honble. The Lord Mayor and the rest
of the Worshipfull his Majestys Justices in their General Session
of Goal Delivery for the City of London
Assembled.
The Humble Petition of Thomas Coke< no role >
.
Sheweth
That Your Petitioner on the 28th. day of December 1753 was
Committed to His Majestys Goal of Newgate
in and for the City of
London by
Henry Fielding< no role >
Esquire
one of His Majestys Justices of the
peace for the County of Middlesex
being charged before him on the Oath
of Jonathan Monk house for feloniously Selling a Certain peice of
Counterfeited Milled Money resembling a Moidore & not cut in peices
for a less Value than by its Denomination the same did Import and
was Counterfeited for Contrary to the Statute.
Yor. Petr. therefore most Humbly prays that He
may at this present Session of Gaol Delivery
holder for the said City of London
, be either Fried
Bailed or Discharged for the Offence aforesaid
pursuant to the Statute in such Case made and
provided
Thomas Cole< no role >