To the Right Honble
: Sr
. Humphrey Edwin< no role >
Knt
: Lord
Maior
of the City of London
And to the Rt: Worll: his Maties:
Justices of the Peace
of the same City in the Generall Quarter
Sessions assembled.
The humble Peticon of the Churchwardens & Overseers
of ye Poore of the Sevrall Parishes of St. Gyles without
Cripplegate
Buttolph wthout. Aldgate
St Andrew Wardrobe
St. Kathine Colemon
St Andrew Holbourne
St Sepulchers
St.
Brides
Alhallowes on the wall
St Buttolph Aldersgate
& St Buttolph
without Bishoppsgate
.
Sheweth
That yor Petrs. are very much over burthoned wth. poore and notable to raise
Sufficient Sumes of Mony amongst themselves to releive them Notwthstanding. their
Assessmts. are greater then heretofore Yet the charge of their poore is far above their
said Assesmt. 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 noore to the Subvrbes
& others of them in the Subvrbes of this City.
Their humble suites therefore unto yor good Honr: & Worpps. is
That you will be favourably pleased toy cant 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
St Giles wthout. Cripplegt
£90
St Buttolph wthout Aldgate
£50
St Andrew Wardrobe
£40
St Katth. Coleman
£12
St. Andr Holborne
£7
St Sepulchers
£44
St Brides
£15
Alhallowes on ye wall
£12
St Butt Aldersgt
£15
St Butt Bppsgate
£60
And yor Petr Shall ever Pray Etc
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