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To the Rit. Honble Thos. Rawlinson< no role > Esqr , Lord major of the City of London
the Rit. Honbles Lord Chief Baron Parker the Honble Mr. Justice Burch
and the Rest of his Majestices Justices of Goel Delivery for newgate

The Humble petion of John Grice< no role > now a prisoner
in Newgate for misdemer

Humbly Sheweth

Your Lordships

That yor. peticoner through great misfortunes has been a prisons in
Custody of the warden of the Fleet for twelve months WestThat yor. petioner was brot up at
Birmingham in the county of warwick in the trade of a Gun Barrell Forger which Business
he has carried on by ye assistance of his friends Since he has been a prisoner in the Rules of the
Fleet your petioner and the prosecutor Thos. Bryan< no role > being the only masters who carry on the
same Business in townthat the said Thos. Bryan< no role > in order to distress and Ruine yor. petioner
and to monopolize the said Trade to himself giving that your petioner hasa wife Ready
to lye in and four small Childrenthe said Thos. Bryan< no role > has Caused yor peticoner to be
Indicted for Misdemer at [..] y Hall in the County of middleon a prosecur of yor. petioner
having Enticed alway frone his service on adam Bryan< no role > his apprentes

That yor petrs. is Ready and willing to lake his tryall and that yor petinr. has
made the worshipfull Bench of Justices of Hicks Hall for an ordr to the Keeper of newgate to bring
yor' petnrs to Hicks Hall in order for him to plead to the said indictmt. & to lake his tryall thereon
and yor petr is Informd that the Justices at Hicks Hall said yor. petnr might being
a Hapias Corpus or might apply to this Honble Court

That yor. petr is in Such poor Circumatances as not able to pay the Expence of a Habrad
Corpus and most lay in prison and his Family totally Ricev'd unless this Honble Court
will be pleased to order the Record of the said indictmt to be brought down to this Honble
Court and that yor may plead and lake his tryal this sessions in this Honble. Court

your peticoners there forliblyprays your Lordships
Grant your petr. such Releif in the premisses as in your widdows shall seem meet
and your peticoner as in duly bound will ever may Etc

John Grice< no role >