To the Rt Honoble Sr. Wm Stewart< no role > Knt . Ld Mayr .
of the City of London And the Rt. Worll. his Maties Justices
of the Peace at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace
Assembled.

The Humble Petition of Joseph Ducasse< no role > of London Genll

Sheweth

That he hath Been an Inhabitant in the parish of
St. Peter Le Poor for about thirty years, and hath Severall
the parish Offices in the same.

That being over rated in the Poor's Rate, the Petitioner
about Two years since, applied to Mr. Fordham the Then
Church Warden of the said parish, for Releif But was putt
of, upon promise of having a vestry called for that Purpose,
which was not Effected, But on the contrary your Petitioners
Goods were distrained and the Petitioner Compelled to Pay
the said Rate,

That the Petitioner being again over Rated in the
said Poor's Rate for this year, both in Respect to the Rent of his
House and his Circumstances, your Petitioner was advised to
apply to your Honour for Releif.

Therefore Your humble Petitioner Humbly [..]
hopes that your Honour will please to consider
the Petitioners case, and give him such Releif therein
as shall be agreable to Law and Equity.

And your Petitioner Shall ever pray.