To the Right Honrble Sr Samuel Stainer< no role >
Knt
Lord Maior
of the city
of London
and to the Right Worpll: the Rest of
his Majesties Justices of the Peace
in the Generall quarter
Sessions assembled
the humble Petition and appeale of the Master and
Wardens of the Company of Merchard Taylors London
Sheweth
That The Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the
parish of St Martin Outwich
have rated your Petrs Eighteenth
pounds towards the poors rate in the said parish for part of
their Hall which is Scituate in the same parish Which Rate
your Petitioners humbly conceive is very unequall and
in reasonble and do most humbly appeal to your Honr and
Worrpps
[..] for releif therein
Your Petitionr therefore most humbly pray your
Honr and Worpps will be pleased to hear them in
the prmisses and that the said Churchwardens
and Overseers of the poor may appeare before you
to abide the Determination of your Honr & Worpps
And Yor Petitionr Shall ever Pray