To the Worshipfull Chairman and there st of his
Majesties of Oyer and Terminer now Holden at
Hicks Hall in Saint John Street in and for the
County of Middlesex .

The Humble Peticon of George Bishop< no role > Elizabeth Halsall< no role >
and Elizabeth Moore< no role > wife of Augustine Moore< no role >

Sheweth

That Your Peticoners being last Sessions malicitiously
and Spitefully Indicted for Wicked by deceitfully Cheating and
defrauding one James Christion< no role > of diverse Sums of money to the
Value of Twenty pounds As by the Indictment is incerted therein

That Your Petrs by virtue of A Superceede as granted by
Mr Justice Poulson one of his Majestyes Justices of the County of
Middlesex aforesaid was Bailed thereon

That Your Petrs hath Attended this Worshipfull Court Severall
times together with Sufficient Baile to Appear upon their
Recoginzances and to Try and traverse the Same Indictment, But
by reason of one John Lowe< no role > one of Your Petrs Baile being taken very
ill and in disposed whereby that he is not able to Attend this
Worshipfull Court As by the Affidt. here under written will more
fully Appear.

That Your Petrs being prosecuted by the Prosecutor who is
a Very malicious Infamous and Scandalous person and doth
preferr the Same purely with on intent to Oppress And injure Your
Petrs as will be made Appear

Therefore your Petrs most Humbly prayes that Your Worships
will be pleased to grant an Order to have liberty to be Continued
upon the Recognizance entred into before Mr Justice Poulson
till the first day of next Ensueing Sessions

And Your Petrs as in duty bound Shall ever
pray Etc.

Elizabeth Moore< no role > of the parish of St Andrew Holborn in the
County of Middlesex wife of Augustine Moore< no role > maketh Oath that she
this Depont. hath Severall times Waited and Attended on the above mencd
John Lowe< no role > one of the Baile for the Petrs abovesaid and that the was
ready and willing to do the Same att this present Sessions at or the next Ensueing Sessions Provided
he should so long live But by reason of Illness which at this present time