Humbly shewing his being restrained here close at the first when he was sent over, and after his removing from the Fleet, about three years, which brought him so diseased, as his life was hardly preserved in the Marshalsea, where he was afterwards kept three years and seven months, until he was, about three years past, removed thither again and kept close ever since, to the undoing of him and three young sons which he maintains; his eldest son being dead here; and himself grown so diseased, as he never enjoyed his health any long time ever since.
Forasmuch as your suppliant is by the late Queen pardoned, and that the Lord Viscount Roch, O'Sulivan More, and the White Knight are bound for him.
He therefore humbly beseecheth that it will please your Lordship of your honorable and accustomed favour towards him, so far to commiserate his life, now in his extreme misery, and dangerous diseases, as to further his removing to some other prison, in hope that his life may be preserved, and he shall ever pray for your honorable Lordship.