To the Right Worpll: her Maties: Justices of the Peace for
the County of Middlex

The humble Peticon of John Thomas< no role > John Clarke< no role > & John Pritchard< no role >
of in Parish of St Leonard Short ditch in the [..] County Victuallers

Sheweth

That your Peticoners are Severally Indicted for Keeping Gameing Houses Anne Yor Peticoners
[..] are very Sorry for Such then offence humbly begging pardon and
Submitting to this Honble. Court: pronuceing not to affend a game to the [..] time

Yor Peticonrs. therefore most humbly pray yor Worpps: to consider the Condition of your
Post Peticoners and Familyes, And to be pleased to grant such release in the
Prmises to yor Peticoners as in your grace Wisdoms Shall Seeme meete

And Yor Peticonrs. as in duly bound Shall pray Etc

Ed Smith< no role >
Robert hemin< no role > }
Church
Wardens

Wee the Churchwardens Constable and Over Seers of the poor of the Parish of Ste:
Leonard Shortditch in the said County doe hereby humbly Contfy that the Peticoners
above Named are very house Industrious persons (the but in me one Conditions.) And
that upon Strint Start and enquiry by us made wee never former or heard of
any disorders kept in their respective Houses In testimony whereof wee how
here unto Subscribed our Named this 14th day of January 1707

Joseph Coger< no role > Constables
James Long< no role >

Ralph Harwood< no role > overseers.
of the Poor.