To the Worshipfull Bench of Justices
at Hick's Hall

The Humble Petition of Charles
Wapshott< no role >

Sheweth

That some time since your Peticoner having arrested
one Nicholas Snow< no role > at the Suite of Edw: Lewis< no role > for £20. the said
Snow produced a Duplicate to your Peticoner which your Peticoner
was willing to submitt to, but upon his applicacon To his
Plaintiffe and likewise to the Undersherriffe of Middx [..] and the
Attorney that employ'd him, neither of them would inter meddle [..]
so that your Peticoner being fear [..] being [..]
was advised to putt him into safe Custody

That there being an Order made by Mr Justice
Bateman & Mr. Justice Smith for the Pet. & his Attorney to
attend them to shew cause why the said Edw: Lewis< no role > should not
be discharged according to his Duplicate, neither of them
appeared, And your Peticoner not withstanding he had not
to attend was by their Worshipps fined £10:

That your Peticoner having deposited the said
Sume in order to be disposed of as your Worshipps should
direct, and part thereof still remaines in the Undersherriffs
hands. And your Peticoner being a Young Officer and only [..]
intending to save his Security, notonlyany wayes acting [..]
in Contempt of their Worshipps Order, but purely through [..]
ignorance, and haveing had severall Misfortunes in [..]
Execucon of his Office is at present but in meane
Circumstances

Most Humbly Prayes your Worshipps
Consideration, and that you will be
favourably pleas'd to releive your Petr.
(out of the remaining part of the money
remaining in the Sherriffs hands) as
to your Worshipps shall seeme meete

And your Petr. (as in Duty
bound) shall pray