To the Right Honble Sr Charles Peers< no role > Knt Lord Mayor of the City of London
and to the rest of his Matys Justices in their Genall Quarter Sessions
Assembled

The Humble Petition and Appeal of Samuel Carter< no role >

Sheweth

That your Petitioner is an Inhabitant in Sepulchres and
dwelleth in a house called the Bell Inn which for many Years
past was So used & Occupied But of late Years Your Petrs
Landlord Seperated the Taphouse with a Tenemt formerly
belonging to the sd Inn and made a Dwelling house thereof
distinct from ye sd Inn wherein your Petitioner for Some
Years past did live & Inhabit And tho other part of the
Premisses were used by one Hugh Jones< no role > for an Inn
And lately your Petitionr having taken a Lease of the
whole premisses or greatest part called ye Bell Inn and his
Landlord having now Converted the Dwelling house wherein
Yr petitioner lately lived into a Taphouse again as was
formerly used in & wth ye sd Inn being contiguous & belonging
Thereunto pays only as one house to the Tax on Windows
as in Justice he ought to do. Yet nevertheless your Petitionr
is doubly Taxed rated & Charged To the Poor & other Rates for two dwelling houses
& as occupied by Distinct persons, by the Church Wardens
& Overseers of the poor of the sd parish of St Sepulchres London
whereby your Petitionr is agrieved

Wherefore he humbly prays your Honrs Worpps
wd releive him in ye premisses & Order ye
Church Wardens & Overseers of the poor of ye sd Pish
to appear before Yr Honors & Shew cause why
Yr Petitioner sh'd not be releived to ye sd Hall
& Assessmt and also to hear & abide ye Deteminacon
of ye Honr & Worppl

And he Shall ever pray Etc