To the Right Honourable Sr. Richard Brocas< no role >
Knt . Lord Mayor of the Citty of London and
the Worshipfull the Aldermen the Justices of Peace
of the said Citty at the Generall Quarter Sessions
Assembled.

The Humble Petition and Appeale of Richard Lechmere< no role >
John Lateward< no role > and Samuel Davenport< no role > of London Wharfingers
on behalfe of themselves and the rest of the Wharfingers
Farmers of Brewers Key Chester Key Galley Key Wool Key
Custome House Key and Globe Yard in the Parish of Alhallows
Barkin London

Sheweth

That Your Petitionrs. or their predecessrs. for upwards
of forty Years last past have Occupyed the Severall Keys and
Warehouses and have for that time unto the Yeare One thousand
Seven hundred & twenty nine been usually asessed about one ninth
Part of the Whole poors rate of the said Parish

That about twelve Years Since past [..] Wool Key
formerly held on Your petitionrs. was Sold to his Majesty and the
greatest part thereof used in makeing additions to the Custome
House so that Your petitionrs. now hold only the Wharfe

That Yor. Petitionrs. formerly when they held they whole
Key together with the rest of the premes Paid for all the Wharfes
and Keys for severall years from about thirty two pounds to
forty four pounds P annu

That Yor. Petr. profitts is very Uncertaine depending
Cheifly on letting Warehouses for the Convenience of merchants
that their Outgoings and Expences and very great their rents
High their Servants Numerous and the repairs of Warehouses
Wharfes Cranes and other things for the Accomodation of
Merchants in landing their Goods very Expensive [..]
Yet their profitts is no way increased but Dimmished and that
Cheifly by great numbers of Warehouses being Built and now
Employed within the said Citty of London and on the Wharfes
on the other side the water where great Quantityes of Goods
are by Sufferance permitted to be landed which formerly used to
be Landed at Yor. Petrs. Keys.

That us your petrs. are informed and believe there has been
no mire use of the Poor within the said parish proportion able to
the Advance of the Poors rate Considering the Asessment is raised
from Sixteen months to twenty five months in the year and their
usuall way of assessing being about Sixteen months to the yeare
and great Improvements have been made in new Buildings
within the said Parish

That for the Yeare One thousand Seven hundred and
Twenty nine the Church Wardens and Overseers of the said Parish
made an Assessment of twenty five months and asessed Your Petrs.