To the Worpfull. his Majestyes Justices of ye peace for the County
of Middlesex in their Quarter Sessions now Assembled

The humble peticon of Peter Croswell< no role > Governour of ye house of
Correction at Clerkenwell in this County

Sheweth

That there are very few if any but vagrants Committed to
ye Custody of your petitioner [..] And St [..] as are to committed to his custed for felony or Suspition [..] of felony [..]
are removed to Newgate before Each Sessions to ye Great Charge
& trouble of yr. petitioner who receives nothing thereby & as to
thoseVagrants in his care & Custody Severall of themwhereofare turned
out in open Court by your peticoner & ye Major part of ye rest in
a few dayes after & yr. peticoner Some time Since peticoner
this Worpfull. Court Setting for his great Charge & Little
Income thereby this Court was then pleased to order a Comin [..]
to Consider thereof but Mr. Justice Thornhill dying it was
never No more Mentioned & Your petitioners predecesso [..]
alwayes were allowed a Sallery towards ye Support of their
Great Charge as aforesd. & Likewise Keepeing Evidences
& persons to attend them at ye old bailey all wch. Charge
isbeingvery Great to ye. peticoner And Likewise that ye Said [..]
House of Correction as to vastly out of repair that their is hardly any Safe keeping
those Comitted to ye peticoners Charge & Care

Wherefore Your peticonr most humbly
prays [..] your worpt wils take his Case into your
wise Consideration & allow him as was be [..] all [..]
to his predecessours otherwise ye. peticonr is
not able to Support so Great a Charge

And yr peticoner as
in Duty bound Shall Every pray Etc

Ed Creswell< no role > ,