To ye Rt: Worshippll: Sr:William Withers< no role > Knt . Lord
Mayor for ye Citty of London and to ye rest of ye.
Honble . Bench Sitting at Justice Hall Londn :

The Humble Peticon of Ann Knott< no role >

Sheweth

That your poor Petr. almost Eight years agoe was
Indicted at Hicks's hall for a trespass & through neglect & your Petrs. poverty
ye same Indictmt. passed into ye Crowne & sd proceeded to an Outlawrey & thereupon
Your poor Petr. almost Three years agoe & through malice of the Constable) was
taken up upon ye same Out lawrey & sent prisoner to ye Common side of Newgate
where she has lain ever Since in a most miserable & unexpressible Condition
on ye bare beards destitute both of money & friends having had nothing to subsist
on during her Confinement but ye allowance of ye Goal wch. of late is so little that
'twill hardly keeps Life & Seal together) insomuch that she is reduced even to death
Door And yt. your poor petr. is almost Three fore & Ten years of Age & a reale
Object of your Worshipps Compassion. And that ye prosecutor of your Petr. is not
to be found nor any other prosecutor so that your poor petr: if not relieved by yr:
[..] & this Honble: Bench must lye here & Inevitably perrish.

Therefore

wth: greatest Submission beggs & Intreats ye Compassion
of your Lordshipp & this Honble Bench & that you would out
of your wall Charity order your petrs. discharge in such manner
as shall from esquisite to yr. Lordship & this Honble: Bench
to Prevent ye petr. from Lying in that place wherein she
must Inevitably perrish.

And she will be oblidg'd ever to Pray Etc.