hearing what Your Appellant had to offer, as a Reason for the Dog's being
there, Immediately resorted to Sir John Fieldings< no role > for a Warrant, & caused your
appellant to be taken up & carried before Sir John Fielding< no role > & Thos Hynston< no role >
Esqr , Two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in & for the sd County without
Permitting Your appellant to get his witnesses to go with his; when and where
Your appellant was upon the Oaths of John Stephens< no role > , and Robert Howard< no role > ,
convicted for unlawfully Stealing a Dog on the 25th. Day of Augt then last
at the Parish of Hampton wick in the sd County of Middx from the sd John
Stephens< no role > the Owner thereof agt. the Statute in that case made & Provided
& so forfeit the seem of £20

That your Appellant well knowing that the Conviction was unjust
and that he was able to prove,that he had no Intention of Stealing the sd
Dog, or to defect the sd Jno. Stephens< no role > of his Right and Property in the sd Dog;
he did refuse to Pay the sd Sum of £20, although Demanded so to do by
the sd last mentioned Justices, where upon the same Justices Committed Year
appellant to the House of Correction at Clerkenwell for the Space of Six
Calendar Months

That by a Clause contained in the sd Statute, Your appellant
(thin king himself aggrieved by the sd Conviction, & order of Committment [..]
is empowered to appeal to your Worships who are thereby likewise [..]
Empowered to hear,& finally Determine, the Causes,& Matters of this [..]
Appeal, in a Summary way; & Award such Costs to Your appellant as
You shall think proper

Therefore, and for as much as Your
Appellant thinks himself aggrieved by means of
the sd Premes; he humbly hopes, Your worships will
grant him such Relief therein as the Nature of him
Case Requires; and for as much as the sd. Conviction,
or Order of Committment are in themselves repugn
Contradictory & want Form Etc that the same may
be Quashed

Richard Noyes< no role >
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