To the Right Honble: Sir Francis Child< no role >
Knt Lord
Mayor of the City of London
& to the Worshipfull
the rest of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace
for the said City & Libties thereof in their Genall
Quarter Sessions assembled.
The humble Peticon & Appeale of
the Churchwardens & Overseers of the
Poor of the Parish of St. Christopher
in the City of London
Sheweth
That by VIrtue of an Order or Pass Warrant under
the hands & Seales of yor. Lordship & Sir
William Billers< no role >
Knt
. & Aldran
Two of His Majtys Justices of the Base
for the City of London
& Libties thereof (Quorn unus)
bearing Date the Tenth Day of August last past
Obediah
Smart< no role >
& his four Sons, vizt.
John< no role >
about the Age of nine
Years,
Obediah< no role >
about the Age of Eight years,
David< no role >
about the Age of Seven years &
George< no role >
about the Age
of four years, were removed from the Parish of St.
Benedict vulgarly Bennet fink
London, unto the
said Parish of St. Christopher
London, alledging ye.
sd. Parish of St. Christopher
to be the Place of their last
legall Settlement.
That your Peticonrs. Conceiving themselves agrieved
by the said Warrant or Order Do appeale to your
Lordship & Worps therefrom & humbly pray, that
your Lordp & Worps will be pleased to hear them
in the prmisses, Order yt: the Churchwardens and
Overseers of the Poor
of the said Parish of St. Bennet
vulgarly Bennet fink
London
, may appear before
you to hear & abide the Judgment & Determinacon
of yor. Lordp & Worps touching this Appeale.
And yor. Petrs. Shall pray Etc.