THat your Petitioner having suffered the losse of that Estate, unto which he conceiveth he hath a good Right, and Three years false Imprisonment, by the usurped power and Tyranny of the late House of Lords, and Mr Browne their late Clerk, is now by the sub­tilty of his Adversaries made Defendant in the same case in the Court of the Upper Bench, which is to be heard on Thursday next, the 21. of this instant November.

That your Petitioner having found by sad experience, That the professed Lawyers have slighted and neglected his Case upon all occasions, and, That the most eminent of them have been always retained by his adversaries to the num­ber of 20. or 30. who have over-awed those few that your Petitioner hath been able to retain, and now being admitted to sue in Forma Pauperis (as they stile it) he findes the Lawyers to slight his Case more then before, and that many who have been of his Counsel formerly, are now for his Adversaries; And thereupon your Petitioner hath petitioned the Court of the Upper Bench, to ad­mit such Friends to be heard speak for him, or plead his Case, as he should be able to procure, as by the Petition hereunto annexed may appear.

But the said Court have denied your Petitioner that common Justice, and your Petitioners Case is like to be lost, through want of that common Justice which he hoped he should have enjoy'd without Petitioning, seeing that the Law of God, of Nature, of common Reason, and the Statute Law affords it.

He therefore humbly prays, That such Friends as he shall procure to speak for him, may have as free and full Audience in his Case, as any professed Lawyers at the Barr.

THat your Petitioner having bin under great oppression by the tyranny of the late House of Lords, and having been a Prisoner and in a famishing condition severall years (as he is at this instant) in the Ʋpper Bench only by their power; And having a great cause depending before your Lordship, hath found by sad experience, that though he hath spent all that he hath upon the professed Lawyers and pleaders, yet upon all occasions they have neglected or slighted his cause, and that his Adversaries being able to give many and great Fees, do retain commonly most of the Counsell at your Lordships Barr, and do over-awe your Petitioners Counsell.

That your Petitioner being now very poor, and admitted to Sue in Forma Pauperis, finds that all professed Lawyers are now more unwilling to take any pains in his Cause then they were formerly.

That although it be the known right of every English-man, and suitable to the Law of God and Nature, that he should either speak or plead before any Court of Justice in the defence of his own Cause: And that any Friends of his should speak or plead for him; yet the professed Lawyers assume to themselves the sole priviledg of pleading at your Lordships Barr.

That your Petitioner could procure some honest Gentlemen that in Charity to your Petitioner would faithfully plead his Case before your Honor; if your Petitioner may have that Right and Justice afforded him, that they may have favourable Audience as any of the professed Lawyers at your Barr.

Your Petitioner therefore humbly prayeth,

That such Gentlemen as he shall nominate may by your Lordships Order be admitted to have free and full Audience in his Case before your Honor: He doth humbly propose the Gentlemen under-named to be assigned to plead for him, in case he can procure them; and that any others, whose assistance he can procure, may have the same liberty.