To the Rt. Honourable
Sr
. Robert Beachcroft< no role >
Knt
Lord
Major
of the City of London
and to the Rt Worpll the Rest of her
Majestys Justices of the Peace
in the general Quarter Sessions Assembled
The humble petition of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the
poor of the parishes of Giles without Cripplegate
St. Buttolph without
Aldgate
St. Andrew Wardrobe
St Katherine Coleman
St Andrew Holborn
St.
Sepulchre
St. Brides
Allhalows on the Wall
St. Buttolph Aldersgate
and St
Buttolph without Bishopsgate
Sheweth
That your Petitoners are very much over bu
[..] oned with poor and not able to raise sufficient
Sumes of mony amongst themselves to releise them notwithstanding their Assessments are
greater than heretofore Yet the charge of the poor is far above their Assessments as the same
upon their Examination hath divers times appeared to several worthy Aldemen of this
City appointed to hear the same And their poor Dayly
[..] wasing upon them their said
parishes some of them lying near the suburbs and others of them in the suburbs of this
City
Their humble petition herefore unto your good Honr and Worpps is that you will
be favourably pleased [..] grant unto them in the Contributions of other parishes
within this City for and towards the reliveing the poor as they have fomerly
had which are particularly her under menconed or such further Allowance as to
your Honr and Worpp Shall sein meet
£
St Giles without Cripplegate90
St. Buttolph wthout Algate50
St. Andrew Wardrobe40
St. Katherine Coleman13
St. Andrew Holborn7
St Sepulchre44
St.Brides13
Allhallows on ye Wall12
St. Buttolph wthout Aldersgate15
St. Buttolph wthout Bishopsgate60
And they shall pray Etc