To the Worshipful Chairman & Bench of Justices
Assembled in Sessions at Hicks's for the County of Middx

The Humble Petition of Francis Wigley< no role >

Sheweth

That Your Petitioner is at present Confined in new Prison , by
Virtue of Mr. Justice Welch Comitments on Complaint of One Mr. Singfield, for
receiving the Sum of Forty Shillings for Nightwork done by the Wido. Wise to whom
your Petr. was a Servant & had the soll management of Her Affairs, & so continued
some times after Her becoming Delirious, until such time the said Singfield starts up
pretending he was a Relation & that he would Transact business without consulting
whether Your Petr. would be Subservant to him, being the only person the Customize
would pay

Therefore Your Petr. most humbly Implores the Worship at
Bench would please to take his Case into most Serious consideration, as it can be
made Appear the Money's received were rightly applied, as to the Forty Shillings, after
the Effects were disposed of, could not tell to whom, nor where to pay the same, having
then Wages depending or Who had any Authority to Adjust matters, which am [..] as
have before Offered to pay the Money as Two Shillings For Wick on my own Note,
hopeing as Sessions ends may Obtain my Liberty, which granted shall ever be
gratefully acknowledged by Your Petr.

Francis Wigley< no role >