To ye. Rt: Worshippll: Sr: William Withers< no role > Knt :
Lord Mayor for ye Citty of London & to ye rest of ye:
Honble: Bench sitting at ye Old Bayly London

The Humble Peticon of Thomas English< no role >

Sheweth

That your Petr: now is & has been for a
Considerable while a Prisoner in ye Commonside of Newgate
taken up some malicious persons on acct. of a riott (&
so committed) but out of reall Intent to robb your Petr. as he
is ready to affir in & prove upon ye Oath of severall creditable
persons if can be heard And that your petr. is ready to prove
that he is disabled person lately ordered from her Majtys:
Service to ye St. Bartholomews Hospitable where certificate
was given of his being an Uncureable person according to report
of able physitians And that your Petr: lyes upon the Care
boards in a perrishing condition naked almost being robb'd
of that small all he had in ye World & if not call'd up.
this prsent sessions will before next be starv'd to Death

Decr.
10th:
1707

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Most Humbly prays this prsent Sessions of Peace he
may be call'd up before yr. Lordpp. & this Honble. Bench
in order to be dealt wth. according to Law

And (as in duty bound) shall ever Pray Etca