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To ye: Honble: Mr: Serjt: Raby

The Humble Petition of Jno Barker< no role > Prisr : in Newgte:
4th. Febry 1724 Con: val xd. Goods of Sarah White< no role >
vid

Sheweth

That Your Honours Petitioner wast at ye Last
Sessions Convicted to ye value of ten pence for stealing
a Silver Spoon that Yor: Petitioner never was guilty
of any such Crime untill this unhappy time that he
has many Credible Persons to appear in his Behalfe
of your Honr: will admit them to attend you That Your
Petitioners Procecutor her Selfe is so Convinced of his
Former Behaviour that the has been a great Support
to him in Goal & hath now been pleased to Signe this
Petition to Recomend it to your Honrs: Clements

Wherefore Yor: Poor Petitioner most humbly
Implores Your honrs: Compassion & that in Consideration
of ye premises your Honr: wou'd be gratiously pleased
to remit his Transportation & Suffer him to be punished
in his native Land

And as in Duty bound Yor: Honrs: Poor
Peconer shall Ever pray John Barker

May it please Yor: Honr:

I haveing Enquired into ye former Behaviour of ye unhappy
Petitioner Doe most humbly Certifye to your Honour
that ye Contents of this Petition is truth & Doe beg Leave
to Recomend him as an Object of Yor: Mercy as witness
my hand

Sarah White