To the Right Honble Sr John Ward< no role > Knt Lord Mayor of the City
of London and to the Right Worpl the rest of his Majesties Justices of the peace
at their Genl Quarter Sessions of the peace Assembled.

The humble Petitionof the Church Wardens and
Overseers of the poor of the Several Parishes of St Giles witht Cripplegate
St Botolph without Aldgate St Andrew Wardrobe St Catherine Coleman
St Andrew Holborn St Sepulchres St Brides Allhallows on ye wall
St Botolph Aldersgate and St Botolph without Bishopsgate

Sheweth

That Your Petitioners are very much Overburthened with poor and
not able to raise Sufficient Sums of money amongst themselves to releive them
notwithstanding their Assessments are greater then heretofore Yet the
Charge of the poor is far above their Assessments as the Same upon their
Examinacon hath divers times appeared to Several Worthy Aldermen of
this City Appointed to hear the Same And their poor daily increasing
upon their Said Parishes Some of them lying near the Suburbs and others
of them in the Suburbs of this City.

Their humble Petition therefore unto Your
Honour and Worps is that You will be favourably pleased
to grant unto them the Contributions of other parishes within
this City for and towards the poor as they have formerly had
which are particularly hereunder menconed or such farther
Allowance as to Your Honour and Worps shall seem meet

And they Shall
ever pray Etc

St Giles Cripplegate90
St Botolph witht Aldgate50
St Andrew Wardrobe40
St Catherine Coleman12
St Andrew Holborn7
St Sepulchres44
St Brides15
Allhallows on ye Wall12
St Botolph Aldersgate15
St Botolph Bishopsgate60