To the Right Honble. John Barber< no role > Esqr . Lord Mayor of the City of London
and to the Worshipl his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the said City
in their General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled.

The Humble Petition and Appeal of John Pettit< no role > and Nathaniel
Nawnham< no role > Junr. Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Swithin London

Sheweth

That Your Petitioners are Hambourgh Merchants Partners and Inhabitants of the said
Parish of St. Swithin London and are Occupiers of two Houses within the said Parish the
Rents and Taxes of which are equally paid by your Petitioners who are now rated by the
Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish in an Assessment by them made
for the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish in the following Sums Vizt. for the dwelling
House of your Petitioner John Pettit< no role > Seven Pounds ten Shillings P Ann and for the dwelling
House of Your Petr. Nathaniel Newnham< no role > Nine Pounds Seven Shillings & Six pence P Ann
Which together makes Sixteen Pounds Seventeen Shillings & Six pence P Ann Which Rate or
Assessment your Petitioners humbly conceive is very unequall for that there are severall Inhabitants
within the said Parish Whose Houses are of as large Rents & whose Trade & Circumstances do
exceed of are equall to Your Petitioners and are not rated in so Large Sums of money Vizt.
Sir Gilbert Heathcote< no role > Six Pounds P Ann Conrade de Smith< no role > five pounds five Shillings P
Ann John Hillersden< no role > Esqr . Six pounds P Annum Henry Rymers< no role > Three Pounds fifteen
Shillings P Ann Peter Lucas< no role > four pounds ten Shillings P Ann Cornelius mason< no role > Three
Pounds Seven Shillings & Six pence P Annum Josias Wadsworth< no role > Esqr . Four Pounds Seven
Shillings P AnnHarrison Six Pounds P Ann James Dargent< no role > Three Pounds
P Ann John Grainge< no role > for two Houses Three Pounds P Ann

Your Petitioners conceiving themselves aggrieved by the
Rate or Assessment made by the said Churchwardens and
Overseersers of the Poor of the said Parish for & towards the
Necessary Relief of the Poor of the said Parish Humbly
Appeal to this Honble. Court for such Relief in the
Premisses as to this Court shall Seem Just & fitting.

And your Petrs. shall ever pray Etc.