To the Right Honble Sr. Richd. Brocas< no role >
Knt
Lord Mayor
of the City of London
& to the Right
Worpfull the rest of his Majestyes Justices of the
Peace for the same City & Liberties thereof in
their Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled
The Humble Peticon & Appeale
of Henry Kelsey< no role >
Esq
.
Sheweth
That you Petitioner being an Inhabitant & occupyer the
The, Parish of St Mary
Bothace London
, are as a Dwelling
for himself land Family rents an how in Scotch Yard in
the same Parish for which he pays Thirty two Pounds P
Ann Rent and no more.
That the Church wardens & over seers of ye Poor
of the said Parish, or some of them, have for severall years
last past, and particularly for the last Year 1729. rated
your Petitioner in the Yearly Sume of £6.1s.4d. as for
for and towards the Releif of the Poor of the said Parish
which (as your Petitioner, apprehends) in more in
Proportion than divers others, of the Inhabitants of
the said Parish do Pay for houses of the James Rent
with your Petitioners
Wherefore and for other reasons yor Petr
Conceives himself aqrieved by the said Sess or Tax made
for the said Year 1729 . as illegall and unequall
Doth appeale to yours Lordp an Worps there from
And humbly prays that you will be
pleased to hear him in the premises & to take such
order for Your Potitioners Releif therein as to your
Lordship & Worps upon hearing this Appeale shall be
thought convenient and agreeable to Equity.
And yor Pets. shall pray Etc