To The Worshipfull Bench of Justices at
Westminster In Sessions assembled

The humble Petition of the Subscribers

Sheweth

That there is at present oneJunys a
prisoner in the gate house on a Criminat prosecution
for stabbing a man surrendered by his bail, who is of
for turbulent a nature as gives great disturbance to
the whole Goal

That yr Petitioners who are debtors are
[..] Continually insulted by the sd Innys because they
refuse to Signe Petitions to this Honble Bench against
me Geary the Keeper tho there is no manner of reason
for the same yr petitioner being used with greats
Humanity and the sd Innys Even goes up and down
from Room to room in the sd prison offering money to
loan to such poor prisoners as he thinks he can prevail
with to signe such complaints, tho' he the sd Innys
himself had been used with great indulgence which
is an Encouragemt. to his insolence

Yr petitioners therefore humbly pray
that yr Worships would please to
interpose yr Authority for their doseth
quiet by Ordering the sd Mr. Geary the
Keeper to restrain the sd Innys from
Coming among yr Petitioners as to yr
Wisdome Seems meet

And yr petitioners shall ever Pray

John Elphick< no role >
Mary W Roberts< no role >
Rt. Paterson< no role >