To the Right Honorble. Sr . William Ashhurst< no role > Knt . Lord Maior
of the City of London And to the Right Worll. their Maties.
Justices of the Peace of the same City.

The humble Peticon of the Churchwardens & Overseers of
ye Poore & other Inhitants of St. Gregory or London

Sheweth

That the Inhabitants of the said Parish are generally of mean condition
the cheife houses therein being possessed by Chairmen and other like
inferiour trades' that were went to be inhabited by Drapers' and
others of like quality by which meanes the Poore are very much
increased and the Rates for their maintenance are extreamly
abated yor. Petrs. haveing only An Annuity of iiij. P Ann And
the Poores bookes' wth. by an extream rate now amounts to about
£180. P Ann for their maintenance The children left & laid in
the Parish are now in number 27 besides 11. constant Petrs. and
other contingent charges amounting to no less then £200. P Annu
and the Collectors. for Severall Yeares last past have left their
Successors one Quarter of a yeare in debt to the Nurses wth. yor. Petrs.
can by noe meanes avoid And being formerly rated to pay viij. l yearely
to the releife of the Poore in the Pish of St. Gyles Cripplegt. London
wth. they are unable to pay in respect of their none greate charge to
mainteyne.

Yor. Petr. humble into therefore unto yor. good Honors.
& Worpps. is That you wilbe pleased respect of their own
greate charge to [..] discharge them from the
said Paymt. of [..] aforesaid or any other time to any
other Parish.

And they shall Pray Etc.