To the Worshipful Sir John Hawkins< no role >
Knight , And the nest of the Worshipful Justices
Now Assembling at Hicks's Hall

The Most Humble Petition of William Spedding< no role >

Sheweth.

That your Poor unfortunate Petitioner has been greatly and
wrongfully misrepresented to your Worships by their evidence
given against your Petitioner, And your Petitioner is fearfull
that your Worship's time would be to much prolonged (at this
Critical period) to Setforth the real Inst and true [..] Rate
of your Petitioner's Innocecy, And being by poverty
reduced inccapable of acquiring [..] Sufficient Sum of Money
to cause your Petitioners evidence to Appear in his behalf
And to have employed some proper person to make
some defence for your Petitioner (had it so been your
Petitioner being Conscious of his [..] of the Crime
unjusty laid to his charge, Doubts not but he would
have been Honourably acquitted

Therefore That your Petitioner being
this day unfortunately Convicted before your
Worships for want of the requisite to provethe
this Innoceney, Humbly hoper Your Worships
will take your petitioners case into your
kind Consideration and shew your mercy and
kind Consideration to your Petitioners as
Your Petitioner has a wife and several small
Children, incapable of obtaining a livelihood
Without the said and assistance of your
Petitioners Honest Industry Your
Worships Petitioner Hopee your Worships