I humbly bed Pardon for the Boldneses my extreame nesesityes forces me to take; I did beleeue when I came out of Englandthat it was in order to a seruice to yr LD: wch I did indeauor, wth all the power of my life, as ffar as time, & my want of mo=ey, would giue me leaue: I am uery confid-ent that no person in the world could haue drawn him to a resolution of ytkind, besides my self: I promis’ed him all wt I had in charge to do: wch because he saw no effects off: he knew not wt to think: but I still keep,d him up wth the Confidence I had that all should be as was saide. I sent to yr LD from timeto time not missing a Post, wheare in I did not beg yr LD to giue him somincouragt but t,was all in VaineI neuer could get that, nor a poore an swer of all I sent: I tould ye nessesitytheare was (if yr LD would be serud) for him to haue a sudaine suply: for he could not go wheare his presence was wholy nessesary for that end, for wantof som money: I tould your Ldp of ye of seuerall Papers he had that weare of som conserne wch he could not com att be cause he owd som money at the house;he could not go to ye hague for want of that; in fine My Lord; you had bin serud more effectuall, had those promises been keep,d; & he had bin now at Libertie; wch he had long since bin had he not wanted money. I begd: but fora little for him: I sent ye copyes of his letters (out of prison to me) to yr LD: of all wch I can not so much as get an answer: I dare not returne him any to his neither, hauing so long ffold himwth vaine expectation: so that now I know not how he is ; but how; or wheares, so euer; I beleeue wth uery little resolution of doing yr LD any more seruice vnless hehad seene better ffruits of it:

as for my self, being so long wth out any money: I was forcd to be at uery great charge wheare I had creditt so that when I ow’d 100 & 20 pownds I had a Bill of 50: wch only serud to Pay as ffar as it would go wch wanted 4 pownd of that sum also, when it came heare; the rest; all my trunks, & all that little I brought wth me is ingagd ffor: wch be)-ing so little a Pawne for so great a debtI am daily, & howerly, abusd & threatnedby them: when that 50 pownds cameI left my self nit on Peny of it; but was forcd to borrow a little, to make that up full 50: to pay them; & how I haue in creasd that score since: I feare will be but litt= =le considered:I am in extreame want &nessesity: & am sure a hundred Powndswill not pay my debts for all wch I do protest to god I am not on shilling the bett-er: but as yet much ye worse being like to loose all my things: & affter all to be putt into a prison: see now, my Lordwt incouragment this is for yr seruants: I am put off from time, to time, wthout any consideration that these delays ad dayly to my score: theare fore my humble pitition to yr Lp, that I may haue a finall answer of wt I am to do, & not let me bedisgraced & ruend in a straing place wre I haue none to pity or help me. I beg yr Lp: will allso let me know wt I shall say or do to the poore man: ) I haue Pawnd all my Rings, & little things I had; for him all ready; wch made but ffew Pownds: how euer I had rather starue then be worse then my word: tis wth great impatiency I expect yr Lps answer: & if I haue not a supply wthin a ffew days I am sure I shall be in PrisonI know the least noat from yr ldp to mr shaw: would giue me creditt for any thing for God sake my Lord do som thing to helpme out of my affliction: for I am not a ble to liue & suffer so: let but first my debts be paide: & then though I starueor beg I care not. (if you please to haueit so) my Ld for giue me, I beseech you, & take some Pitty on a poore straingerwhose life or death is in yr hands & who is