To the Worshpp the Chairman & the rest of his Majts:
Justices of the Peace: at Hicks: Hall Assembled

The humble petr: of Sarah: Curd< no role > of White Chapp [..]

Sheweth

That Yor. Worpps poor Petr. had her house broke [..]
open & Robbed ; on Sunday the 28th: of June past in the day
time, noe pson being therein, & had Stolen from her by one
James: Ladd< no role > & another Neighbours Child whome Ladd
owned was wth. him in the Robberry. One Silver [..]
of the Value of abt £7: one salt value 10s. & Two Tea spoons
5s:

Alice: Mitchell< no role >
are ye matter
[..] bridge Clk}

That about Fourteen days after the Robberery was
Comitt & the sd Curd reced advice that Ladd had her Plate
& on Search Cound the Salt upon him, when Ladd tole the
he had sold a pawned the Tankard, to One Michaell
Powet< no role > for Four Guineas, the boy being a perfect Besge
upo wch. the sd Cure Rann [..] for a Constable to
[..] secure him, but in the meane time the Neighbour sufferd
him to Escape: and Since his [..] Father, & Broke
hath [..] onboard a Vessell to Merry land ,

That the sd Curd hath & See all possible mean
to fine out the theif, to being him to Justice; but he was gen
before She knew [..] where he was when the Broker
offered to accomel: the Matter. wch: she denyed (saying) [..]
left is to Mr Jeffery, & that she would act according to Law:
but by the direccons of the sd Jeffreys; whose Advice she
Followed: told her not to Indict. being her, She sheld have
all her plate the next Week, & that he had Consulted in
Cubbidge about it, and attending him as he had directed (he
nearing) the sd Jeffreys. ordered her to go to Mr. Cubbidge, and
on paying him 15s. I sheld have the Plate: wch: she accordingh [..]
did: when the he demanded a Guinea of her wch: Curd
refuseing (told her) as he had threatned some time before,
that the Broker sheld have his 4: Guineas, are Shee
should not have her Plate neither; by wch. meanes the
Broker drew has Recognizance the Last Sessions; and She
was thereby deprived of psecuteing him, thro their Leading
her in Ignorance:

Plate is in the}
Constable hands}

Your Petr: therefore humbly Moves Yor
Worspps. to where he herein, she being
strangr. to these affaires, and much Impor [..]
on, by the meanes aforesd.

And She as Bound shall Ever pray Etc.