To the Worshipful John Manwaring< no role > Esqr
and the Rest of This Majesties Justices on the
Bench at Hicks's Hall .

The Humble Petition of John Williams< no role >
Most Humbly Sheweth.

That your Petitioner having been found Guilty
last Sessions at Hicks's Hall of Receiving Goods, Knowing them to have
been Stolen and Sentenced to Pay of fine of Five Pounds and to be
Imprisoned Three Months in New Prison Clerkenwell which has
Roduced Your Petitioner to the peates & Poverty and Distress, and having
a large Familey to Provide for, Namely, a Wife and three small Children
who are this your Petitioners Imprisonment reduced to the most object
Stats of Mizery your Petitioner being the only they have he look up to
for Bread which from your Petitioners being shut up in a Prison puts
it totally out of his porser to aford his poor Dichesed Family, the loast
Assistance.

Your Petitioner till this unhappen Misfortune, lived in
Credit and Reputation, and Supported his Large Familey with great
Pardustry which a great Number of Respectable People can Certify and
never before had his Charactor called in Question and several
Favorable Cirumstanes having appeared on your Petitioners Trial

Henrry Banner< no role >

Your Petitioner therefore humbly Prays, that your
Worship and the rest of the Bench will be pleased to take his
Distressed Case into Consideration, and that your Worships will
be pleased to take of the Fine and the remainder of his
Imprisonment that your Petitioner may be restored to his poor
Distresed Familey, and thereby be enabled to afford them that
relief which they at this time stand so much in need off

And your Petitioner as in Duty bound will
ever Pray Etc

Jno Williams< no role >