pounds ten shillings for being guilty as is alleadged of a Riot by us Commiited in Jamaica in said County last Xember We beg , leave to acquaint your Exce^y that some of the s^ Justices did upon their displacing of our Constable appoint in Ms room one Combs a notorious fellon and lie as a tool has been Instigated maliciously to Inform against us as Rioters under pretence that we forcibly opposed him in the execution of his pretended office which we never did nor designed against any lawful! officer in the due execution of .his office neither can it be proved we did by any person whatsomever.

May it please your Excel"! to Consider the manner of our being fined occasioned particularly by means of M'^ Sam^i Clows who took upon him. to act (in the Absence of the Kings Attorney) in Court in Ms place & Implead us Petitioners for a Riot and with such success that a Jury was found all churchmen except one or two who took the notions he gave them of a Riot and accordingly found a Bill against us none but said Clowes being permitted to speak in Court to show what base partiality he acted by ]\e stllicited the Justices to fine us above what your Excel') c.iuld remitt & using this Argument that if they fined not above your Excel^ys power to remitt they did their work but by halfs

May it please your Excel^y to Consider, our distress and in your great goodness please to remitt tliese fines so imposed and your Excelcys Petitioners in this and many other respects sorely aggrieved sliall ever pray