To the honorble. & Worspfull the Bench of
Justices sitting at Hicks-hall
The humble peticon of Samll. Bullock< no role >
That ye. petr. stands comed. to New prison
by this honorble
Cort. being fined 20 marks upon pleading guilty to an Indictmt.
for compounding a felony
That ye. Petr. being rob'd of goods to ye. value of about £12
& being a poor man & ignorant of the law in this case did
think it better to take some what towards his less than lose
That ye. petr. is in a very Sorrowfull condition in ye. prison
having no mony to help himself & has endured the extreme necessity
of lying on the hard boards & the like for above a month he
being comted. last Sessions
Ye. petr. therefore humbly prays that his [..]
Cort. to pity his hard circumstance & [..]
or mitigate his fine as to ye. worships shall
seem most meet
And yr. petr. shall as in duty bound sever pray Etc