To the Worshipfull the Bench of Justices Sitting at
Hickses Hall in the County of Middlesex .

The Petition of the poor Prisoners in the Common Side of
the Kings Bench prison

Most humbly
begg Leave to shew}

That there are divers Baskett men who have by some unknowne
Meanes procured Badges and Old Deputations from the prison
which ought to have been Cancelled and made Void and thereby begg
Charitye pretending to be for the Releife of your petrs. But convert
the Same to their owne Use which has reduced their Begging
Grate of the prison to Two pence or one penny halfe penny a day
So that they are in a most Forlorne State of Povertye the greatest
parte of their Charitye given by the Worthy Donors being Secretted
Mislaid and in danger of being for ever lost

Your Petrs. Therefore with greate Submission Appeall to your
Worripp's and Earnestly pray that Respect may be had
to the premisses above mentioned and that you would be
pleased to give Orders to the proper Officers within your
Seperate Libertyes to Examine and apprehend Such Baskett
men and take from them their Badges and Basketts and
Secure them for your Petrs. and that they may be prosecuted as
in your known Judgemt. Shall Seeme Meet

And as in Duty bound they will ever Pray Etc.

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