To the [..] Worppfull his Majesties Justices of the peace for the County of
Middx in their Genll. Quarter Sessions of the peace assembled by Adjornmt at
Hicks hall in St John Street in & for the County aforesd.

The humble peticon & Appeale of Thomas Strode< no role > .

Sheweth

That your Peticoner was by Virtue of a Warrt. issued out under the hand & Seale
of James Jenyms< no role > Esqr one of his Majesties Justices of the peace for the County of Midex
dated the 13th. day of Febry last past (against him & one John Wright< no role > Journey
Cord wainer ) taken up & brought before his Worpp for pawning & takeing to pawn
a certaine Quantity of Goods of one James Laver< no role > Cordwainer (contrary to an Act
of parliamt. in that case made & provided, and was convicted of the same
before the Sd. Justice, and in obedience the Sd. Conviccen. your peticoner paid
to the said James Laver< no role > the Sume of Seventeene Shillings for his prtended less
and damage in detaining a pair of Womans Shoes that the said Laver then
alleadged was his and pawned by the Sd. Wright to your peticoner, And charges
in getting the Same, the really & bone side the said pair of Womans Shoes
was not worth three Shillings & Six pence, and that the same was taken
out of pawn from your peticonrs, Wife about a fortnight before the said
Warrant was granted

That your petr. finding himself aggrieved by the said Conviccon did (pursuant
to the direccon of the said Act of Parliamt.) on the 24 day of March last give notice
in Writing to the said James Laver< no role > that he wod. appeale to this present Quarter Sessions
of the peace to be helden here this day by Adjornmt. in order to be releived against the
said Conviccon

That your Petr. further sheweth that be did likewise give notice in Writing
to the said Justice that he would appeale this day & aforesd. agt. the said Conviccon, and desired
him to certifye the said Conviccon to this prsent Sessions

Humbly prays that your Worpps will be pleased to order the said
James Laver< no role > to attend this Court some day this present Generall
Quarter Sessions of the peace To shew cause why yer peticoner
should not be releived in the prmed according to Law & Justice

And yer. petr. shall over pray Etc.