To the Honble: the Chairman and to the rest
of the Honoble: Justices

The humble Petition of Mary Thompson< no role > Widdow .

Sheweth

That your Petr. liveing with one Mr. Green a Brewer in Leather Lane
as Nurse , had the misfortune to loose Three Gold Rings (to the Vallue of forty
Shillings (or thereabouts) by putting the said Rings into the Cradle wherein her
Nurse Child was, untill Such time as She the said Nurse went downe into the
Kitchin to wash some Lynnen for the said Child, and in the mean while
left one Elizabeth Ogle< no role > the Cooke maid to Rock the said Child who in yr.
Petrs. absence it is Supposed tooke away the said Rings, And yor. Petrs. some
little tyme after Searching for her Rings where shee had laid them in
the Cradle, and missing of them did Question the said Ogle about
them and at last had her beforeBucke Esqr. one of their majties
Justices Etc. but some few dayes after the Chamber maid and the said
Ogle fumbling together the [..] humble maid saith Shee found the Said
Rings in a Chaire in the Gamett which said three Rings are now in
the hands of Mr. Pope the Constable

That your Petr. by mason of the said Accident hath lost her
said place and over since been at one Expence or other to your
Petrs. exceeding great Damage

Your Pet. Therefore most humble prays this Honable:
Bench to take your Petrs. case into Consideration
(shee haveing a Small Child to mainteyne and
nothing to depend upon) And that your Honrs.
will be favourably pleased to Order the said
Constable to deliver to yor Petr. her said Rings. or
otherwise as to your Honrs. Shall Seem meet

And Yor. Petr: as in Duty bound
Shall ever pray Etc.