To the Rt. Honble Sr Peter Delme< no role > Knt Lord Mayor of the
City of London and to the Right Worpl the rest of his Maties Justices of the
peace for the City of London at their General Sessions of the peace
assembled

The humble Petition of the Churchwardens and
Overseers of the Poor of the Several Parish of St. Giles without
Cripplegate Sr Botolph without Aldgate St Andrew Wardrobe
St Catherine Coleman St Andrew Holbourn St Sepulchers St Brides
Alhallows on the Wall St Botolph Aldersgate and St Botolph
without Bishopsgate London.

Sheweth

That Your Petitioner are very much over burthened with poor & not
able to raise Sufficient sums of Mony amongst themselves to relieve them
notwithstanding their assessments are greater then heretofore yet the Charge
of the poor is far above their assessments as the same upon Examinacon
hath divers times appeared to several Worthy aldermen of this City appointed
and their Poor daily unceasing upon their said Parishes some of them
lying near the Suburbs and others of them in the suburbs of this City

Their humble Suit therefore to Your Honour & Worp's
that you will be favourably pleased to grant unto them the
Contributions of the other parishes within this City for and
towards the relief of their Poor as they have formerly had
which are particularly hereunder menconed or such further
allowance as to your Honour & Worps shall seem meet.

£
St Giles without Cripplegate90
St Botolph without Aldgate50
St Andrew Wardrobe40
St Catherine Coleman12
St Andrew Holborn7
St Sepulchers44
St Brides15
Alhallows on the Wall8:10s.
St Botolph Aldersgate15
St Botolph without Bishopsgate60

And they shall ever Pray Etc.