To the Worshipful John Hawkins< no role > Esqr
and to the Rest of the Justices in this present
Session Assembled

The Humble Petition of Elizabeth
Roberts< no role >

Sheweth

That your Petitioner was Committed to New prison on
the Seventh of October Instant on Suspicion of Stealing
two pair of Stockings the property of Richard March< no role >

That your petitioner upon her Tryal before this
Honourable Court this Day is Ordered for Transportation for
Seven Years

That your petitioner is only of the Age of Sixteen
Years and was never Guilty of any thing of the like before
October 21st. 1768.

the Prosecutor humbly
hapes your Worships
will take her Case into
Your Consideration

Your Petitioner therefore humbly pray
your Worships to take her tender years
into Consideration and grant her a
Respite from that Sentence or such other
Relief as in your great goodness may
think proper

I Rosceman Evans House Keeper
of Mr. Clements parish in Holywell
Street Upwards to twenty years to
Know Elizabeth Rabenth from
an Infant Br [..] In the Land
[..] parish Scoot and Never New her
to Be Guilty of any Bad thing

Jam Bardin< no role >

Live my
In Millford Land knows
Elizabeth Roberts from an
Infant and Never New her to
be Guilty of any Bad things
and hopes you will pleesd
to Be four fraurable}

Gabriel Leaver Newsham< no role > Brewer Milford Lane
in the Strand
I am Worshipfull Sirs Your Humbl. Servt.

And is in Duty bound shall
ever pray Etc

Sir
on Inquiry I have Reason
to think the above Eliza Roberts< no role >
has been drawn into this Robery
by diana Nash< no role > , & seems to be
her first offence, I shierfore with
submission Recomend hereto your
mercy, that Instead of Transportation
hope she may Receive, private Correction
R. March Prosecutor