To The Honoble. Bench of Justices now Sitting
att Hicks Hall
Humbly Sheweth
The Humble Peticon of
Henry Gray< no role >
That your Petitioner Between Six and Seven years Sinceyours
PetitionerInter marryed with Elizabeth< no role >
the Daughter
of William Page< no role >
By
whom he has now Four Children Living
Thatabout half a year at her MarriageYor. Petrs. wife and her Prdecessors
havingRented a [..] Farme now Belonging to his Grace the Duke of
Chandois Formrly Belonging to Mr: Bonfoyatt the time of yor. Petrs
Intermarriageand about half a year after Yors. Petrs. Sd Intermarriage
Some Differences ariseing Yor. Petrs. Sd. wife and her Father would
had Yor. Petr. give a Pound and Judgemt. For Secureing a Debt due From
the Sd. Wm. Page< no role >
yor. Petrs. Fath of in Law to one Attkins and by that Means to Through Yor.
Petr. into Newgate But Yor. Petr. not Consenting to his Father in
Law and his wifes Propose all they Endeavoured to Force yor. Petr.
out of the Country
That yor. Petr. to Prevent any Disputes or Animositys Permitted
his Sd. wife and her Sd. Father to Receive take and Pay and to Act
and Doe as they thought [..] Every thing in about and Concerning the Sd. Farme
and never Intermedled or Concerned himself in Demanding any And
for what was Acted or Done But For Peace take all together to his Sd. wifes Managem [..]
That Sevrall Contrivances were Sett on Foot Purely to Force Your
Petitioner to Leave or guilt his Country But Such Projects
and Contrivances not takeing Effect And Yor. Petr. being It Poor
Illeterate and Easy man Yor. Petr. Said wife by the Instigation
of Some Vexatious and Troable Some People was Prevailed
upon to Swear the Peace agt. Your Petr. without any Just
Cause and is now and hath been above a Month Last Past
Confined in New Prison
without any or the Least Subsistance
and By Such Practices and Contrivances Your Petr. is not only Liked
to be utterly rumed But Starved to Death
Yor. Petr therefore humbly Craves Your
Worshipps Tender Consideration of his Deplora
:ble Circumstances and that yor. Worshipps
will be Pleased to make Such Order herein
For Yor. Petrs Reliefe as to Yor Worshipp's
Shall Seem meet and Agreeable with Justice
And Yor. Petr. Shall Ever prey [..]