To the Right Worshipful his
Majesty's Justices of the Peace
for the County of Middlesex
at their General Session
Assembled

The Humble petition of John
James< no role > now a prisoner in
Newgate

For Stealing from
Joseph Agit< no role > Four Fowls of
the Value of Eight pence
and One petty coat of the Value
of One penny

Most Humbly Sheweth

That your petitioner being Convicted at this
present Session for the above Offence and being now
Sensible of the Laws provided against such Male factors
and Offenders and the Punishments thereon Most Humbly
Submitt to your Worshipp's Judgment and that your
petitioner may be Admitted to some Corporal punishmt.
Instead of Transportation

And your petitioner
shall ever pray Etc.

We the prosecutor Joseph Agit abovementioned and
the Minister Church Wardens Overseers the poor of the
parish of Saint Andrew Holborn in the County of
Middlesex above mentioned Do hereby Humbly Certifye
that we have known the above petitioner John James< no role >
and hath not known him to be Guilty of any Felony
Burglary or any such Offences and Humbly Recommend
to the Worshipfull his Majestys Justices of the Peace
at their Session abovesaid to such Mercy as your
Worships shall seem Fetting and Save him from Transportant.

Joseph Ayitt< no role > prosecutor
Church wardens Etc.