The Petition of James Ferroll< no role > most humbly

Sheweth

That Yr. Petrs life is conspired against
by two infamous Villains Jno: Armstrong< no role > and
Jno: Connor< no role > who are admitted as Evidence against him
not withstanding they themselves were guilty of
the Crime

That yr: Petr: was privy to their
sending Several Men to the French Service this
considerable time past & was at last by their re-
peated Solicitations persuaded to Joyn them in the Same
Scheme, but Petr. Shunning their company for Some
time before this unfortunate affair happen'd they
apprehended that he intended to bring them to Justice
whereupon they made him drunk & prevail'd on him
to give them the Key of the House which was
in trust with him after they Robbed the prosecutors
room, they came to him when he was intoxicated
with Liquor, the one delivered him a Ring the other a
coat & desired him to [..] goes [..] to a certain place
there to remain untill they came to him to
proceed on their Jorney to France altogether

Yr: Petr: therefore most humbly implores yr.
Lordships to permit him to put off his tryal
till next Session, that he may have time to find
out his Wittnesses who have now absented them
selves, for fear of those Villains, as there were Severals
concerned in the Same practice, Yr: Ld: ships
indulgence will be a means of preserving the
life of an innocent Man who as in duty
bound Shall ever Pray.