Records of the Rising in the West, A J). 1C)55. 



There are a few notes of some of the other prisoners, and first 

 their petitions, which have no date: — 



" To tile Right ITon l,lc . the Commissioners of Oyer and terminer and Goale 

 delivery for tho Countyes of Wilts Dorset, Somerset and Devon and the City 

 of Exeter.* 



Tho htimble Petition of John Jones, Edward Penrudddock, 

 Robert Swayne together w th . All those other Prisoners now 

 in the Goale exempted from TryalL 



Humbly shewetli 



That whereas your Petitioners of Late ignorantly and unadvisedly adhered 

 to the company of certain gentlemen and others now under question and con- 

 demnation of this Hon bl °. Court. 



Your Petitioners have not beene convicted and Arraigned for the same 

 w ch . flavour and mercy your Petitioners Humbly Acknowledge to bee graciously 

 Indulged them by this Hon ble . Court. 



Your Petitioners humbly Pray then in ffurther tender consideration 

 of your Petitioners present unhappy Condition Uppon theyr faithful Promise 

 and under takeinge And uppon such security as your Petitioners in theyr 

 severall capacityes Are Able to give to his Highnesse the IA Protector And this i 

 Hon ble . Court for theyr ffuture obedience and conformity to the Present Govern- 

 ment And that they will never Act Any thinge Against it, 



Your Honours will bee gratiously Pleased to Intercede to His Highnesse th@ 

 IA Protector to Release them from theyr Imprisonment. 



And your Petitioners shall ever pray &c." 



Endorsement 

 " Petition to the Com", 

 of Oyer & terminer of 

 Ail those Gent ex- 

 empted from Try all." 



Then follows another to the Sheriff :— 



" To Y e Hon ble . Colonel John Copleston Esq™. Sheriff of y e County of Devon.f 

 The Humble petition of John Jones, Edward Penruddock, and others prisoners 

 in ye High goale of ye City of Exon, 

 Humbly Sheweth 



That whereas yo r . pet rs . have made their humble address by petition unto ye 

 r 1 . Ho ble ye Lords Com rs . of Oyer and Terminer and Goale delivery of ye 

 Counties of Wilts Somerset and Devon, for their Honors gratious and favorable 

 mediation to His Highness ye Lord Protector for yor petr 8 . release from their 

 pr tn . [present] sadd imprisonment upon such engagem*. and undertakinge as in 

 ye sayd petition are mentioned yor pet rs . hu[m]bly pray yor Honor (out of yor 

 tender compassion to their miserable condition) yor honor wil be gratiously 

 pleased to and intercede for them in their sayd humble petion." 



* Compton MSS. 



t Compton MSS, Written in a large sprawling handwriting different from the other. 



