The Petetione [..] John Powell< no role > Prisnor
In Clarkenwell Bridewell Humbly Showeth

That your petetioner [..]
thirty Six weeks and my Long Comfine
ment already tho my Sentance is so hard

As to be heare for two years has Reduced me to be the
Poorest and Misrablest Creature in the place and hane
not one frind Left in the world to Do the Least thing in
world for me but am by Reason of my Long Confinement
given ever as a dead man as I have been at Deaths Doore
severall times and it is imposable I should Live Long if god
Does not Raise me some frind for the [..] of the gate [..]
so small that it is imposable to Live without some other
asistance which is very hard that I should be sent hear to
hard Labour from Six a Clock in the morning tell Six at night
and for want of frinds to be Starved to Death I their fore
Humbly beg for god Almightys sake that your worshipwill
and the Honrable Court will look with an Eye of Pety and
Compasione on my Long Confinement and of your goodness
and Charity Cause it to be Remitted and Lett me have
what Punishment you please Lett it be Ever so sharp and
soveare Rather then Lye heare to be starved to Death
I have been 23 years a brickLayer and never was found
Guilty of the Least offence whatever before and will take
Care that I never will Do aney amiss if your worships will
be pleased to grant me my Liberty to go to my Labour that I
was bread to and by Restoring me to that Presions thing
Liberty I shall be in Duty bound Ever to pray for your
worship and the Honrable Court

Clarkenwell Bridwell
April 30. 1731

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