To the Rt. Honoble . Sr Robert Bedingfeld< no role > Knt . Lord Maior
of the City of London and to the Rt. Worll: The rest of
her Maties: Justices of the Peace In the General Quarter
Sessions of the Peace Assembled

The Peticon & Appeale of the Churchwardens & Overseers
of the Poore of the Parish of St. Botolph without Aldgate
London

Sheweth

That one William Ralfesh< no role > a young Child by virtue of a Warrant
Dated 19th. May 1707 under the hands and seales of twoe of Her
Maties. Justices of the Peace within the City of London (one being of
the Quox) who brought by the Churchwardens of the Parish of
St. Michaell Queenehithe to yor. Peticonr. to be provided for upon
the Oath of George Young< no role > That George Preston< no role > Father in Law
of the said William Ralfesh< no role > was an Appntice with one Mr. Evans
a Clothworker in the Said Parish of St. Buttolphs Whereas in truth
the Father of the said William Ralfesh dwelt in the said Parish
of St. Michaells Queenehithe Severall yeares where the said William
was Borne And where his Father dyed and was an Inhabitant Setled
by Lawe in the said Parish of St Michaells

Yor. Petrs. humbly Pray That their Appeale may be heard
And that the said William Ralfesh< no role > may be sent back
to the said Parish of St. Michaells Queenshithe
where hee was borne And was the place of his own
Fathers last legall settlement To be there provided
for by them according to the Lawe

And They shall Pray Etc