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resolved to oe passive and abscond himself till further orders from our gracious Sovereighn's Should arrive which your honours petition's declare to be the very truth as he is ready to advere upon Oath & therefore hopes & most humbly prayes that your honours will not be pleased to attribute the petition' said unbecoming and disgrading expressions, otherwise, but as events of his foolish passion, neither that your honour will remember any of the Particular disjusts which heretofore have been between his honour the Govenor, & your distressed Prissoner, but that your honour, will be graciously pleased to have compassion with your Petitioners Misserable condition, having had all this day a great fever upon him, lying in Irons not able to help himself and destitute of all other aid or assistance in so much that your distressed prisoner must o£ necessity perish in this Calamity unless your honours will be pleased in Mercy to Consider his deplorable condition.

Wherefore your distressed petitioner in all humble manner implores to your honours praying for your honours mercy in graciously pardoning the Petitioners said folly, or at least not to suffer your distressed sick prisoner to perish in this manner but to grant the said miserable Prisoner if possible to be bailed or otherwise, such relief as his deplorable situation require to preserve him from perishing in this Dismal Confinement, the God of Mercy will be pleased to dispose your honours for Mercy towards your Petitioner who is in duty bound shall ever pray & remains Yours honours Most Humble