To the Honble their Majties Bench of Justices
Now sitting at Hicks Hall

The humble Peticon of Wm Parkin< no role >

Humbly Sheweth

That whereas yor Petr stands Indicted in year warps
Court for a Kidnapper by Elizabeth Gardener< no role > alias
Elizabeth Taplin< no role > wch. Indictmt is altogether wrongfull
as yor Worsps may understand by wt followeth. The sd Eliz
Gardener< no role > alias Taplin< no role > came to your petr. several time [..]
desiring yor Petir to go to the Exchange to see when any mer-
rchant Ships were going for Virginia wch [..] your Petr refused
several times but at last thro' the continuall in portu-
-nity of the sd Eliz: Gardener< no role > alias Taplin< no role > did go and acquain
-ted her there were some ships going there for Virginia and she
said she would pay her passage for she had a daughter there whom
she had a great desire to see but when she came to the master
they could not agree. so yt she came to your petir the next
day and desiring Your Petir to go with her to the master
for she would go as a servant and promised your Petr
half a Crowne for his pains. wch your petir did and [..] & re-
-cieved the half Crowne. so she was bound and put on board
but she had not been long there but she was turned out of She
ship for misdemeaners. Whereupon she came again and de-
sired him by all means to help her to another ship that was pre-
sently to go aff. but your petr told her he would have no more
to do with her upon wch she demanded her half Crowne wch
when your Petr refused to return her she threatned to cry
him up for a kidnapper. And hath indicted your Petr as
your worps know

Your Petr therefore humbly prays the
favour of this Court yt your Petitr may be
discharged

And your Petr shall ever Pray Etc