To the Rt. Honoble: Sr . John Parsons< no role > Knt . Lord Mayr . of the City of
London And the Right Worll. the rest of her Maties: Justices of the Peace
At the Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace assembled.

The humble petition & Appeale of the Churchwardens and
Overseers of the Poore of the Pish of St. Buttolph wth. out Algate

Sheweth

That by Virtue of a Warrant under the hands and Seales of Two of her Maties.
Justices of the Peace One being of the Quor dated the 31st day of December 1703 Due
Anne Smith< no role > was by the Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poore of the Parish of St. Buttolph wth. Bishppsgate London Sent to yor. Petr. to be provided for upon her Oath that William
Smith< no role > her husband lived for the Space of above Twenty yeares last past and was A
Penconer in yor. Peticioner Parish Whereas in truth the said Anne Smith< no role > went by
the Name of Anne Fryer< no role > in the Parish of St. Buttolph Bishoppsgate extra where She
hath lived for above Twenty yeares last past and was a penconer the But being
taken in the Compa. of the said William Smith< no role > was by the Beadle of the parish of
St. Buttolph Bishoppsgate and a Constable in the same parish by force compelled
to marry each other or if they refused so to doe were by the Beadle & Constable
threatned to be carried to Gaole [..] And set the said Marriage by designing to Settle the said Anne Fryer
in yor. Petitioners Parish were the said Wm. Smith< no role > was a Penconer And the said
Anne never lived wth. the said Wm. Smith in yor. Petrs. Parish

Wherefore yor. Petrs. humbly pray yor. Honors. and
Worpps. to hear them in the Prmisses And to order the
Churchwardens of the Pish of St. Buttolph wth out Bishoppsgt
to Appear here before you To Shew cause why they should
not pvide for the said Anne Smith< no role > And that the said Anne
may be Sent by the Churchwardens & Overseers of the poore
of the said Pish of St. Buttolph Bishoppgt . to be by them
kept & Pvided for till they can free themselves of the
charge thereof by due course of Lawe

And they Shall Ever Pray Etc.