To the Right Honble Sr George Thorold< no role > Knt Bart Lord Mayor of the
City of London and to the Right Worpl the rest of his Majesties Justices of the
peace for the City of London at their General Quarter Sessions Assembled

1720

The humble Petition of the Church Wardens and
Overseers of the poor of the several parishes of St Giles without
Criplegate St Botolph without Aldgate St Andrew Wardrobe St
Catherine Coleman St Andrew Holborn St Sepulchres St Brides
Allhallows on the Wall St Botolph Aldersgate and St Botolph
without Bishopsgate.

Sheweth

That yours Petitioners are Very much Over burthened with poor and
not able to raise Sufficient Sums of money amongst themselves to relieve them
notwithstanding their Assessments are greater then heretofore Yet the Charge
of the poor is for 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 send parishes
some of them lyinglyingnear the Suburbs and others of them in the Suburbs
of the City

Their humble therefore unto Your Honr & Worp is
that you will be favourable pleased to grunt 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 further Allowance as to your
Honr & Worps shall seem meet

£
St Giles Cripplegate90
St Botolph witht Aldgate50
St Andrew Wardrobe40
St Cathrine Coleman12
St Andrew Holborn7
St Sepulchres44
St Brides15
Allhallows on ye Wall12
St Botolph Aldersgate15
St Botolph Bpsgate60

And they shall ever
pray Etc