To the Rt. Honble Sr. William Humfrys< no role > Knt . and
Barrt . Lord Mayor . of the City of London the Rt.
Woppfull the Recordr. and the rest of his Maties
Justices of the Peace for the said City.

The humble Peticon and Appeale of Nathl. Taylor< no role >
of Brown Court in Chancery lane in the Parish
of St. Dunstan in the rest within the Libties of the
sd. City Taylor .

Sheweth,

That at the last Midsumr. Qur. Sessions of the Peace hold
here in & for the sd City. yor. Petr. had a hearing with his
Parishmts. concerning the paymt. of four years Rate
aforesd upon him towards the relief of the Poor of the sd. Parish
wch. was in arrears & unpd. by wason he thot. himself over rated
& the sd. rates not being allowed & confirmed by the Justices as
the Law diverts, Upon wch. hearing Sr. Peter King< no role > diverted yr.
Petr. to pay the sd. Arrears & sd. that he wou'd take rare for
the future, yt. yor. Petirs. shou'd be rated but in proposed with
his neighbors. and yor. [..] did thereupon pay the sd. Arrears.
Notwithstanding which yor. Petr. is since rated 5 penne Pish
towards the releif of the poor as before amounting to £1.1s.8d. P ann
altho to lives in our of the [..] Tenmts. in the sd. Count & of
as much to do, and is much over rates, by being charged more than
his neighbours in Crown Court or Flower de Lure Court of the
same Rents & of as good ability as himself.

That yor. Petr. therefore humbly conceives
himself aggrieved by yrs. Rate or Assessment
since made upon him as above, & humbly
appeals to this Court agnt. the same, and
Prays that such ordr. may be taken therein
for yor. Petrs. releif as to this Court shall
been Convenient.

And yor. Peticonr. shall Pray Etc