To the Honble Thomas Lediard< no role > Esqr
Chairman : And the rest of the Worshipfull
Bench of Justices Assembled at the Sessions
of the peace for the Citty and Liberty of
Westmr: this day held by Adjournmt.

The Humble Petition of
Anthony Bourke< no role >

Most Humbly Sheweth

That your paid Petitr. was Tryed and Legally Convicted
the last Quarter Sessions of the peace for the Paid Citty
and Liberty and was by this Honble Court Sentenced to a
Years Imprisonment :

That your poor Petisioner Declares to
God and to the Hon:ble Court that his Misconduct in
this late Behaviour to his Master: (for which he Sincerely, begs
God and his Said masters pardon) was the meer Effects of his
un happy passion; and not of any Hatred or Premeditated malice

That your Said Petisioner is by means of
Lying three Months upon the Cold floor, almost, Deprived of the
in Hire use of his Limbs:

Therefore your Said Petisioner Humbly
prays (that in as much as his said master, the Honble Capt .
Richard Lambert< no role > , hath Honourably promised to in terned to this
Hon:ble Court in his favour, that the Hon:ble Court Could
Mercifully Condesend to Mitigate your Said Petisioners Limited
time and punishment: And by that means your Worships will
be under God, the Happy means of preserving the Lieves of
three Misserable Objects To wit, your poor Humble Suppliant
who is in a Misserable Harving Condition: a poor helpless Sickly
wife who is So fargone with Child, that, She hath no time
to reckon: and a young Daughter Sierce Thirteen years old
whose Ruin your poor petisioner would gladly prevent: and he
Seers, is Inevitable unless he is Immediately Extricated
Pour Poor Petisioner Humbly prays God to Bless the Honourable
Bench of Justices of or whose welfare and Happiness your said
Petisioner [..] pray whilst

Anthony Bourke< no role >