To the Honble: the Bench of Justices
at Hicks Hall

The Humble Petition of Samuell Addis< no role >

Sheweth

That at a Tryall before this Honble: Bench last
Thursday Your Petitr. was fined Ten pounds for a Trespass and
Assault on one Samll. Sparks

That Your Petitr. the next day being brot. up from New Prison
before this Honble. Bench, the Court was Pleased out of Compassion
to your Petitrs. Poor and mean Circumstances to mitigate and
moderate the Said Fine of Ten pounds to the Sume of forty Shillings
which Sume of forty Shillings Your Petitr. Since has rais'd amengst
his friends in order to have paid the Same in hopes to have been
discharg'd And Yor. Petitr. has also two Genll. releases ready to be
executed between Yor. Petitr. And the Prosecutor Samll. Sparks< no role >
according to the directions of the Court on Paymt. of Forty shillings
But Your Petitr. to his great Surprize finds by the return of the
Calendar to the Prison that the Fine of ten pounds stands fully
charged agt. Yor. Petisr. without the least Notice taken of the Same
being mitigated and Sett to Forty Shillings. which must needs be
agreat Mistake of the Clerks. And as your Petitr. is not able
to pay the Sd. ten pounds

Yor. Petitr. most humbly prays That Yor. Worshipps and
order Yor. Petitr. forthwith to be call'd up And that this
Honble Court will relifie the Mistake in the Calendar and
accept of the Fine of forty Shillings to be paid as it was
formerly order'd

And yor. Petitr Shall ever pray Etc.