To the Rights Honourable Johns Manwaring< no role > Esqr.
One of His Majesty's Justices of the peace
for the County of Middlesex

The Humble petition of Chas. Oxton< no role >
A Fine in New Prison Clerkenwell ,

Sheweth

That your petitioner was tried before Your Worship at Hick's
Hall in April Sessions last on Suspicion of the rapt. formerly Guilty and
received Sentences of One Your imprisonment, ones whiped and to stand
ones in the pillory.

Your Petitioner has undergoing throw the him stoment of being
whiped, but with great handship as he is in Years, also very layes and sickly
for throw his informaties he was by the parish put into the Workhouse, and
remained the is Six Years, and untill this infacturials affair happened,
and never before was accused of or charged with a distance It Action, but
assays has the Character of is honest Industorous man, be all them
that knew him, petitioner is Nine and forty Years of Eigs, and for same
Years last past, has enjoyed a very Sickly state of health, and with that,
In is very Lame, that at times he is Obliged to keep his Bed for a Week
together, which makes his sufferings very great.

May it therefore please Your Woship to lake your petitioners
great agt and Sickle constitution into our being considerations,
And quitt your great Hannah be pleased to length and
forgive him that of standing in the pillory as he is not
able for together an the punishment, also it may be the
Occassion of his death.

New Prison Clerkenwell
June 12th. 1781}

Your petitioner therefore most humbly
Humbly begs Your Worship men be pleased
to consider Sum and object worths of mercy,
and be so having as to like off that
punishment are beyond expression, so Your
Worship's petitioner Most humble hopes
that you may think proper to comply
with this acquest And petitioner as in
duty bound will for ever pray & [..] caf [..]

Charles Oxtoby< no role >