To Ye Rt. Honble: Yer: Majties Justices of
the Peace Now Setting at Hicks Hall

The humble Peticon of Mary Wood< no role >
wife of Wm. Wood< no role > belonging to yer
Majties. Shipp ye. Winsor Castle who
was in ye Engagemt. the Last Summ [..]

Humbly Sheweth

That Yor. honrs. Petitconr. have been a Sufficient House Keep [..]
and have paid above 30s. P anm, to ye Poore for A
bone Twelve Years toger in the Parish of Wapping
Stepney till Janry. last, And in Decemr. last past
Yor. honrs. poore Petitionr. was Putt into New Prison
wch. Yor. petitionr did Remaine Yer. for Nine Days
Which Yor. honrs. petitionr. have been Sick ever
Since and in a most deplorable Condicon, and had
Releif from the Churchwarden of the aforesaid
Parish, and a Nurse to Look after Yor Petitionr, Yor
Petitionr. the Last Sessions But one not Knowing the
Law did plead Guilty, And now being Under Baite
is forst to Waite on this honrs Bench, to Attend
on my acqusers which are unknown to me

Yr. honrs poore and Miserable Petitioner
therefore humbly imploreth Yor honrs
Consideracon & piovs Commiseration
And tenderness to Yor Petitionr being Ant [..]
And that Yor honrs. would be pleased to
Consider the Pmisses, As that I may be
discharged, And that Yor honrs would be pleased
to Give orders for some Releif towards my
Maintainance who is reduced to Great
Poverty

And Yor Petitionr as in Duty
[..] shall pray ye