J1260

Hugh Lloyd’s petition to James Cecil, Attorney at Law in the Temple, London. Note on the back says 'Hugh Lloyds Letter which he desires may be laid before the committee' and in other ink 'Order that this letterbe sent to Lord St John & desire his answer'

27 November 1758

From: 1758 To: 1758

'Honoured sir I Humbly beg pardon for presuming to trouble you with this letter being no other ways able to plead to your Declaration, having no money to pay any penalty or so much as a Bed to ly on as I can call my own, for so soon as my misfortune was known my Brewer came upon me for a much larger debt than I was able to pay and forc'd me to grant him a Bill of sale; and other Creditors stand open mouth'd to deb[to]r me besides the great offence I given my Lord and the Honourable Gentlemen in the Association for which I can hardly support myself under that great affliction. and if I might be permitted wo'd gladly implore your mercy on my knees. Alass I and my poor children are already ruined for ever six of them crying round me now with broken Hearts at the thought of having their poor father drag'd from them and buried alive in a gaol. I have three more children two of which are gone for soldiers, my youngest my very good Lady St John has taken. I am so weak allready the gaol will soon kill me; for Gods sake, for my poor Childrens Sir lett me Beg on my bare knees for mercy that yr Honourable Gentlemen will please to forgive me, is all the defence your poor and humble peticioner can make, who will allways pray and be your Honous most Dutifull most humble and very unhappy servant Hugh Lloyd.'

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Cecil, James,
Lloyd, Hugh

debt, publican, BLETSOE