Honoured Sir
Newgate 8th December 1773

I most humbly [..] ave pardon [..]
your Honour at this time but your long Expend
Humanity & goodness of Heart to mankind in General
Emboldens me to it, at the same time beg leave to Remis [..]
you of your kind order as yesterday of my being Brought up again on A [..]
Day, In hopes To obtain my Liberty by the late Insolvent
Act, I have bin Confind in this most Coach some Goal five
years, by which my Health is greatly Impared &
make no Doubt your honour with the rest of the Honourable
Gentleman will take my long Unhappy Situation and
your most Serious Consideration & grant me such
Relief as your Honours shall think meet & as In
Duty Bound will ever Pray

Thomas [..]

I would not presume to fix a Day my being order
up, but hope it will be Agreeable to your honour
to grant the Order During this present Sessions
for which I have Inclosed a printed order my
Necessity is so great have not A Sufficiency to pay for
the Doing it meaning the Fitting it Up