To the Rt. Honble Sr. Peter. Delme< no role > Knt Lord Mayor of
the City of London And the Rt. Worpll the rest of his
Maties Justices of the Peace in their General Quarter
Sessions of the Peace Assembled

The humble Petition and Appeal of the Churchwardens and
Overseers of the poor of the parish of St Mary in the City of
Chester

Sheweth

That by Virtue of a Warrant under the Hands and Seals of two of his
Maties Justices of the peace within this City (Quorn unus) bearing date
the 18th day of July last past One Eleanor Ball< no role > the Wife of Samuel Ball< no role >
with her Six Children (vizt) Wm< no role > 14 years old Robert< no role > 12 years Old Charles< no role >
Nine Years Old Judith< no role > Six Years Sarah< no role > 4 Years & John< no role > One Year &
an half Old or thereabouts were sent from the Parish of St Dunstans
in the West London unto Your Petrs said Parish of St Mary in the
City of Chester

Your Petitioners conceiving themselves aggrieved
by the Judgment of the sd two Justices humbly
Appeal to your Honours and Worps for relief
therein And pray Your Honour & Worps will hear
them in the prmisses and Order the Churchward-
ens and Overseers of the poor of the parish of St
Dunstans in the West to Appear before you to hear
and abide the Judgment & determinacon of this
Court touching this their Appeal

And they shall ever pray Etc