To the Honourable Justice Medlicoat

The humble petition of George Millson< no role >

Sheweth

Unto your Worship that your Petitioner being a victular
of St James's, who has lived, in good [..] all [..] till by the disapointment of this
world, have been thrown into the gate-house Westminster , for debt, where your Petitioner
has suffered great hardships occasioned all together by the cruelty & most barbarous usuage
of Captain Wm Taylor< no role > the keeper , who has not only treated your pettitioner after
that manner, but all the rest of his Fellow creatures, also, by being confined in anatious,
slinking place, that for want of air & other conveniences are just ready to perish,
Particularly, such as are not able to purchase the liberty of the Yard, in spending mony
at an extravagant rate, must infallably give up the Ghost, without any manner of
Redemption; upon which your petitioner taking compassion of one amongst the rest,
to save his life, had him in the Yard, & expended a shilling (which when done) was
immediately countermanded back, into out former kennells upon which Your petitioner
breaking one of their muggs which m [..] he measure [..] above a pint & a half for
a groat, that Your petitioner was assaulted in a very inhumane way by the Said
keeper & has put him into the condemned hole where he now lyes in a most deplorable
condition that his life is dispaired of.

May your Worship therefore be most
graciously pleased, in tender compassion of
Yos: petrs: miserable state, to order the injury &
injustice, to be examined into, not only to
him self but also in behalf of all the rest of
the poor souls in Genl: which groan under
the same misfortunes, by the insulting
tyranny of the aforesaid keeper & Your
petitioner shall ever pray Etc