The Humble Petition of Barzilas Herbert< no role >

To The Honble: Bench of Justices

Humbly Sheweth

Whereas yor: Petitioner Bar. Herbert< no role >
was (about eighteen months ago) Spitefully & maliciously
without any just & lawful reason, Indicted by one
William Collings< no role > . But some time after his malice being
pacified the sd. Wm: Collings< no role > promis'd to proceed no farther
in this, or any other such malicious prosecution, and also that
he would take up the Recognizance made against me
any pay what cost or charges had, or should from thence
accrue. But yor: Petitr: Humbly conceives, the sd. Collings
did not, That yor: Petr: hath several times since come at
Court (when cal'd to his great expence, besides loss of time)
but sd. Collings never appeard, Several others have
since also illegally extorted money from yor. poor
Petir: on pretence of discharging the Court, and from
any future expence on that afair; particularly one,
Nichols to whome yor: Petir: pd. fifteen shillings, for
wch he brought a receipt in full from Mr. Jno Rolph< no role >
Notwithstanding all this, yor: Petir: finding other demds:
on him, & not being willing, nor capable, of withstanding
vexations law suits

Therefore yor: Petir: most humbly prays
this Honble: Bench to take it into consideration, and
grant that yor: Petir: may have liberty to take up his
Recognizance & be discharg'd from this unjust prosecute
any yor: Petr: Shall (as in duty bound) always Pray Etc

The poor Peticoner of [..]
Barziln HerbertHarbert < no role >