To William Mainwaring< no role > Esqr . Chairman and the rest of his fellow
Justices at the present Session Assembled

The Humble Petition of Elizabeth
Woodfield< no role > and Christopher Taylor< no role >

Sheweth

That your Petitioners were bound in a Recognizance
the prosecute Ann Gates< no role > by for a Petit Larceny for
Healing one Paster Quart Pott the property of your
Petr. Woodfield value Six pence and one Paster print
Pott of the value of four Pence, the property of the petr.
Taylor

That your Petitioners live at Mile End Old
Town , and came to prosecute but were five Minutes
to late, occasioned principally by petitioner Taylor
being in a bad state of Health and oblidged to stop.
several times on the Way here, and not with any view
that the prisoner might escape Justice

Therefore Petitioners Pray your
Worship that their Recognizance may
be discharged

And your Petitioners as in Duty
bound will Pray Etc.

Petr. are in Court and will Answer
any Question that you please to ask}