To the Right Honourable and Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of Gaol
Delivery for the County of Middx
at Justice Hall in the old bailey
assembled
September 1761.
The humble prayer of John Bradford< no role >
Sheweth
That your petitioner on or about the third day of July last was
committed to New prison
Clerkenwell
charged upon the Oath of
John Brewer< no role >
upon Suspicion of feloniously and traiterously
colouring over divers pieces of Copper to resemble six pences the
current Coin of this Realm contrary to the Statute
That your petitioner on or about the tenth day of July last
was detained in the same prison charged upon the Oath of John
Brewer< no role >
and others upon suspicion of feloniously and traiterously
colouring over divers pieces of Copper so as to resemble six pences
the Current Coin of this Realm contrary to the Statute.
That your petitioner hath been since removed to his Majesty's
Gaol of Newgate
Your petitioner therefore most humbly
prays that he may be Tried, Bailed
a Discharged at this present Session of
Gaol Delivery according to the Statute in
that case made and provided
And your petitioner shall ever pray Etc
John Bradford< no role >