To the Right Worpfull his Maties Justices of
the Peace for the City and Libty of Westmr. in the
Country of Middx in Quarter Sessions Assembled.

The humble petition of Ann Evans< no role > Widdow and Relict of
Thomas Evans< no role > late Governour of the house of Correccon of
the said Libty.

Humbly Sheweth

That in October Session 1713 an eleccon was made by the
Justice of the peace for this Libty then present in session of a Governour of the said
house of Correccon in the room and place of Wm. Elderton< no role > deced, the then late
Governour thereof, and at the same time it was by the said Justices upon the petition
of Elizabeth Elderton, Widd of the said Wm. Elderton< no role > (for the reasons therein self
proposed to the then Candidate for the said office and before their eleccon to the same
that if any of them should be chosen into the said office, he should consent to make
such allowances to the said Eliz: Elderton< no role > as the said Justice should think fitt to
appoint; to which proposals your petitioners said late husband (being then one of the
said Candidates) readily consented, and he being then chosen Governour of the said
House of Correccon during pleasure, It was thought fitt and ordered by the Court
that the said Eliz: Elderton< no role > should be allowed one half of the Fees and profits of and
belonging to the said office of Governour of the said House of Correccon for and
during the Cerm of two Years from Michmas then last past and Advantages and
profit relateing to the said office and otherwise; and that your petitioner said late
husband complyed with the said order and punctually observed and performed the
same to the satiffaccon of the Justice of the peace for this Libty and of the said
Elizabeth Elderton< no role > .

That your peticoners said late Husband during the time of his being Governour of
the said House of Correccon was visited with long sicknesses and other infirmities which
more very chargeable to him, and laid out in repairs and improvement in and upon the
said house of Correccon and the Garden thereto belonging the Sume of £100 and upward
over and above what has been done at the charge of the said Liberty, by reason whereof
and of the allowance out of the profits of the said office to the said Eliz: Elderton< no role > for
the first two years as aforesaid and his short continuance therein Your peticoner is
left in very mean circumstances and in great Trouble & distresse

Your petitioner therefore most humbly prays your
Worpps to comiserate her condicon and propose and
recomend the same to the persons who apply to be
chosen into the said office of Governour of the House
of Correccon ( before the Eleccon if your Worpps shall
think fitt) and to engage and order such person so
chosen into the said office to make your petitioner such
reasonable allowance out of the profit of the said
office for such time, and in such manner or to grant her such other releife as to your
Worpps shall seem meet

And Your peticoner as in Duty bound shall
ever pray Etc.