To the Right Honble: Sr. Edwd: Clarke< no role > Knt : Lord Major of
the City of London And to ye Rt. Worll: his Maties Justices of the
Peace of ye same City in ye Generall Quarter Sessions assembled

The humble Peticon of the Churchwardens & Overseers of ye
Poore of the sevall Parishes of St. Gyles wth. out Cripplegate
St. Buttolph wth. out Algate St. Andrew Wardrobe St. Rathine
Coleman St. Andrew Holborne St. Sepulchers St. Brides
Alhallowes on the wall St. Buttolph Aldersgate & St. Buttolph
wth. out Bishoppsgate.

Sheweth

That yor. Petrs. are very much over burthened wth. poore and not able to raise
sufficient sumes of mony amongst themselves to releive them Notwth. standing their
assessmts. are greater then heretofore Yet the charge of their poore is far above their
said assessmts: As the same upon full examination hath many times appeared to
divers Aldren of this City appointed to heare the same and their Poore daily
encreasing upon them Their said Parishes lying some of them neere to the
Suburbes & others of them in the Suburbes of this City.

Their humble Snites therefore unto yor. good Honr. & Worpps. is
That you. wilbe favourably pleased to grant unto them the
contribucons from other Parishes wth. in this City for & towards the
releiving their Poore As they have formerly had wch. are Pticulerly
hereunder menconed or such further allowance As to yor. honr. &
Worpps. shall seeme meete.

And yor. Petrs. shall ever Pray Etc

£

St. Giles wth.out Cripplegt.90.
St. Buttolph wth.out Algate50.
St. Andrew Wardrobe40.
St. Kath. Coleman12.
St. Andr Holborne7.
St. Sepulchers44.
St. Brides15.
Alhallowes on ye wall12.
St. Butt Aldersgt.15.
St Butt Bppsgate60.

allowed & ordered as above