禀
沾
人非留
上延人非
視
秋在
有
%
三
荨月生想为
年-
軍
例
堂
林
向加
法
乞恩電然以超生命事 守業用亦道貧
雇工一時網昧误入迷途 想等
咸聖
審
外生
有五載前
女在堂年
也知已過痛改前
荣
惟
人至
15427
Translation.
His Excellency
the Governor
342
I petition presented by Lum & you,
Eep A how, Cheong A Low,
lephone,
Humbly showeth
That your pettiners being
deserved to be punished for conviction,
praying for a lighter punishment, in
order to maintain lieves. Your petitioners for the past time do their own business
and perform their deities, and that
on account of poverty your petitioners
were obliged to travel for Employments
And nee were in ignorance to be Enshared into the dark ways, your
petitioners were
were aprehended before the
Honourable Judge
on the 3rd of the