To the Rt Honrble Sr William Stewart< no role > Knt Lord Maior of the
City of London and to the Rt Worpll the rest of his Maties
Justices of the Peace for the same City in their general quarter Sessions
Assembled

The humble Petition of the Churchwardens & Overseers of the
Poor of the Parish of St Giles without Cripplegate London

Sheweth

That Mary Watts< no role > the Daughter of Timothy Watts< no role > and Elizabeth < no role > his
wife is left in the said parish of St Giles without cripplegate and is
already become a great charge thereunto and unless timely prevented
is likely so to continue, which said Father and mother of the said Mary
Watts< no role > are both dead But one Edward Buxton< no role > of the said parish Distiller
and John Moore< no role > of the parish of St Olave Hartstreet London Winercoper
are Grand fathers of the said Mary Watts< no role > and either of them persons of
Sufficient Ability to maintain her, and not to burthen your Petitioners
with the charge thereof which said Edward Buxton< no role > and John Moore< no role >
being required by your petitionr to maintain their said Grandchild
according to the direction of the statute in that case made and provided
do altogether refuse and neglect so to do

Your Petitionrs & therefore most humbly pray your Honr &
and Worpps will be pleased to hear them in they prmisses
and make such Order therein as to your Honr & and Worpps
Shall seem meet

And Your Petrs. & shall ever Pray Etc