To the Rt Honble Sr Thomas Abney< no role > Kt . Lord Mayor
and the rest of the Court non Sitting in the Old Bayly

The Humble. Petition of Ann Hartely< no role > Als Tinnings< no role > who have been:
above 4 months a Prisoner in Kent , and Newgate .

Most Humble Sheweth

That yr Petitinr: being a poor Ignorant Woman
and not knoweing the dangerous consequarter of makeing a falye
Oath: was sedued by Rebecca Harrison< no role > the presant Evidence
against her

That your Petnr: being a poor Indigent Woman and havg
Two small Children to provide for and no Sudsistance but what
Shee was, and no fore'd to worke hard for was by the Sd Harryens
persevasions and her own newpeties provail'd on to Centerfitt her
Self the widow of Henry Hudson< no role > lately deceased on Board His Majesties
Ship Oxford and thereby to take out adminnistration, at Doctors
Commons

That ye Petinr: Imediately delivered the adminstration
to the sd Rebecca Harrison< no role > by vertue of which Harrison sould
Hudsons Wags your Petinr: not grining any Advantage Hereby

That your Petnr: is extreamly poor, and have had me this
to live on dureing her confinemt. but the allowance of a seale which
is onely Broad, and Water which great hard yr. have throw her into
a Sickness under which shee non Languises;and must [..] nevisably
perth: If yr Lordsp ben't pleas'd to Commiserate her said Condition

Your Petitinr. therefore most Humbly
beggs that yr Lordsp: will be pleased accordg
to your usuall Goodness and Clemencey, to
commiserate her offende and Modderate
the punnishmt: due to her crime , soe oaths
may obtain her liberty. to provide for the
poor Children

And your Petitnr: as in duty bound
Shall ever Pray Etc.