To the Rt. Honoble. Sr . Francis Child< no role > knt . Lord Maior of the
City of London And to the Rt. Worth. his Maties. Justices of the Peace
in the Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled

The humble peticon & Appeale of the Churchwardens & Overseers
of the Poore of the Parish of St. Michaell Bassieshawe

Sheweth

That by virtue of a warrant under the hands & Seales of twoe of his Maties.
Justices of the Peace within the City of London (one being of the Quor) dated the 24th.
day of February Anno Din 1698 One Ralph Harwood< no role > with Elizabeth< no role > his wife & Elizabeth< no role >
Anne Harwood< no role > their Children wereby the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poore
of the Parish of St. Buttolph without Bishoppsgate London Bridpisht to your Petrs. to
be pvided for upon the Oath of the said Ralph Harwood< no role > that his last Legall settlemt.
was in your Petrs. Parish where he lived att the time of the crease of King Charles
the second for about three quarters of a yeare after & since that he hath had noe legall
settlement whatever Whereas in truth the said Ralph Harwood< no role > with Elizth. his wife
& their Children did not come into the Parish of St. Michl. Basses have untill three moneths
after the Death of King Charles the Second wch. was in or about May 1685 And was not
there Forty days before the Statute of King James the Second nor did hee give notice
writeing of the place of his above As by the same Statute is directed

Therefore your Petrs. humble pray yor. Honor. & Worpps. would
be pleased hear them all in the prmisses And to order the
Churchwarderns of St. Buttolph Bishoppsgate to appear
here before upon and to Quash the said Warrant made by the
said two Justices Anderson the said Ralph Harwood< no role > with
Elizth. his wife & Elizth. & Anne their children to the said Parish of
St. Buttolph without Bishoppsgate to be by them kept & order
for untill they can Free themselves of the charge thereof by due
course of Law

And They Shall Pray Etc