To the Worshipful Thos: Lane< no role >
Esqr
: & others his Majesty's
Justices of the Peace
for the County of Middlesex
in their
General Session of the Peace assembled.
The humble Petition of Thomas Green< no role >
one of the Petty - Constables
of the Parish of
St. Mary le Bone
.
Sheweth,
That Your Petitioner was indicted at this Present Session
for a Misdemeanour in Obstinately and Contemptuously refusing to obey the
Command of
John Brettel< no role >
Esquire
one of his Majesties Justices of the Peace
aforesaid and for Neglecting to do the Duty of his Office of Constable when required by the
said Magistrate for which Offence (on Your Petitioner's Pleading Guilty) Your
Worships were pleased to set a Fine on him of 13s:4D and to Commit him to
New Prison
at Clerkenwell
for the Space of two Months.
That Your Petitioner is truly Sensible of his Fault, That he is under the greatest
Sorrow and Contrition for the same, and Presumes most humbly to implore your
worship's Mercy and Lenity in remitting his Imprisonment, having an Afflicted
Wife bigg with Child neat the time of her Delivery under the greatest Distress
Imaginable with an Infant Babe not two Years Old, and no Relation or Friend to
Succour them during your unhappy Petitioner's Confinement, who has himself laboured
under a very infirm State of health for some time past as can be well Attested by a
Gentleman
of the Faculty who at this very time Attends him, which Illness
Consequently will Increase by Your Petitioner's Confinement to the Emment Danger
of your Petitioner's Life should he be Continued in Prison till the Expiration of the
time he is Committed for.
Your Petitioner therefore most humbly begs and beseeches Your Worships in
Consideration of the Deplorable Condition of himself and Family, that Your
Worships will in Your great Humanity extend your Compassion towards him, and
Permit your unhappy Petitioner to be Enlarged, on Payment of an Additional
Fine to be set on him, in lien of Imprisonment, or otherwise as to your Worships in
Your great Widow shall seem meet.
And Your Worships Humble and
Sorrowfull Petitioner as in Duty bound shall
ever pray Etc.
Thomas Green< no role >