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Image 144 of 17715th July 1696


Appeare of Spittlefeilds

To yeadjecnt.

To the Right Honble: Sr . Edward Clarke< no role >
Knt . Ld . Mayor and others his Majtes
Justices of the Peace for the Citty libties
now Sitting att Guildhall

The humble Peticon and Appeale
of the Churchwarden and Overseers
for the poor of the Hamblet of
Spittlefeilds wthin the Parish of Stepney
and County of Middlx

Sheweth

That Margaret Bartlet< no role > the wife of James
Bartlet
< no role > who is gone away wth one child were
lately from of Botolph passed extra Bishopsgate into their hamblet by Vertue of
a warr mider the hands and Seales of Sr Sathel
Lovell
< no role > and Sr. Robt Geffery< no role > Knts : two of his Majre.
Justices of the Peace for the sd City libties as
being the place of the sd James Bartlets< no role > last
legall settlemt. Yor. peticonrs haveing dilligently
Enquired and perused the parish books doe
find the sd Bartlet to be noe other waies then
a lodged wch was in the Year Anno Com 1692, and
yt dureing the time of his Inhabiting there never
was assessed in any Parochll hook of capes what sd

Yor peticonr therefore humbly prays
this Honble Court to grant an order
for the Church wardens and overseers
of ye poor of St Botolphs extra Bishop
gate from whence they were passed to
attend this day to New cause why they
should not be repassed to them againe

& yor peticonr shall pray

The Peticon of y [..]
Churchwarden & overseer
of Spittle feild hospitall
on appeale agt. St Bntt by pson




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