_The Petition of Volkert Brier._
TO HIS EXCELLENCY.--The humble peticon of Volkert Brier, inhabitant of
the towne of Broockland, on the Island of Nassau.
May it please your Excellency your peticoner being fined five pounds
last Court of Sessions, in Kings County for tearing an execucon directed
to him as Constable. Your peticoner being ignorant of the crime, and not
thinking it was of force when he was out of his office, or that he
should have made returne of it as the lawe directs, he being an
illiterate man could not read said execucon nor understand any thing of
lawe: humbly prays yr Excellency yt you would be pleased to remit said
fine of five pounds, yr peticoner being a poore man and not capaciated
to pay said fine without great damage to himself and family. And for yr
Excellecy yr peticoner will ever pray, &c.