To the right Honoble: the Lord Major Recorder and
Aldermen their Majties: Justices of peace
for ye Citie of
London
Assembled att ye Genell: quarter Sessions of ye peace
The humble Appeal & Peticon of the Churchwardens &
Overseers of ye poor of the parish of St. Paul Shadwell
in the County of Middlx
.
Humbly Sheweth
That by Warrt: under ye hands and Seals of yor Lordp: & Sr
.
Thomas Stampe< no role >
two of their Majties: Justices of peace
for ye Citie of London Dated ye
31st: of October last
Mary Lawes< no role >
Spinster
was sent and past from the parish of St. Alhallows
the lesse London unto ye parish of St. Paul Shadwell
as ye place of her
last Settlemt. as a hired Servt: with Joyce Little< no role >
Widdow
By wch: Warrt. or order of ye. sd. Justices of peace
yor. Petr. are and finde
themselves agrived
Because ye sd: Mary Lawes< no role >
Since Shee was dismist her Service in
our sd: parish of St. Paul Shadwell
Vizt: about the month of November
last was reteined and hired as a Servt: for one year to and with Hannah
Bailey< no role >
of Red Bull Alley
in the parish of St. Alhollows
ye Lesse in
Thames Streete London and there continued for ye space of two months
untill shee fell Lunatick or distempered in her minde and was
dismissed her Service.
And yor Petr: are advised that ye sd: parish of St. Alhollows
the lesse is
the parish and place of ye last legall Setlement of ye sd. Mary Lawes< no role >
Spinster
and shee ought there to be provided for according to the Acts
of Parliamt. in that behalfe.
The Petrs: therefore most humbly beseech yor: honors: to
order & cause ye sd. Mary Laws< no role >
to be removed and past back
to ye sd. parish of St. Alhollows
the lesse London according
to ye Justice and meritts of ye Cause and that ye Poor
Parish of St. Paul Shadwell
(which is greatly overcharged
wth: Poor Seamens Widdows and Childrens may not be
oppressed and Charged wth: her.
And the Petrs: shall pray Etc
Ralph Abell< no role >
Jacob: Packett< no role >
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Church Wardens
Jno: Mason< no role >
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Overseers