To the Rt. Honoble . Sr . Thomas Rawlinson< no role > Knt . Lord Major of
the City of London And to the Rt. Worll. The rest of Her Maties. Justices
of the Peace In the Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled.

The humble Petition and Appeale of the Churchwardens and
Overseers of the Poore of the Parish of St. Johns Wapping
In the County of Middx

Sheweth

That by virtue of a Warrant under the hands and Seales of twoe of Her Maties.
Justices of the Peace within the City of London (One being of the Quox) Dated
the 10th. day of October Anno Dni 1706. One Margery Radland< no role > late wife of
Hugh Radland< no role > were brought to yor. Petrs. by the Churchwardens & Overseers of
[..] the Poore of the Parish of St. James Dukes place London To be
Provided for upon the Oath of the Said Margery That her husbands last legall
Settlement was in yor. Petrs. Parish where her husband Lodged att the house of one Mr.
Murray in Cock Alley on the 15th. day of November 1685 (being the day they
were Married) And for above twoe monethes after At which tyme the Said
Hugh Radland< no role > went to Sea Whereas in truth the Said Hugh Radland< no role > was not
an Inhabitant in yor. Petrs. Parish by the Space of 40 dayes before May 1685. And
soe by the Law never had any legal Settlement in yor. Petrs. Said Parish

Yor Petrs. humbly Pray yor. Honor. & Worpps. to hear them in
the prmisses And Quash the Said Warrant made by the Said twoe
Justices And send the Said Margery Radland back to the Parish
of St. James Dukes place To be by them Provided for and
mainteyned untill They can Free themselves of the Charge
thereof by due Course of Lawe.

And yor. Petrs. Shall Ever Pray Etc.