To the Right Honourable Sr: Edward Bellamy< no role > Knt : Lord Mayor
Etc.

The humble Petition and Appeal of Thomas Cox< no role > Matthew
Nash< no role > Ridhard Scarr< no role > Thomas Houlding< no role > Samuel Sutton< no role > Joseph Gray< no role > John
Cox< no role > John Collins< no role > Thomas London< no role > John Grace< no role > Walter Long ford< no role > Robert
Hayes< no role > Richard Holl< no role > and Thomas Cothkis< no role > .

Sheweth

That your Petitionrs: are Inhabitantsin the Parish of St: Botolph
without Aldersgate in London and are Severally Rated & Assessed in Severall
Sums in a certain Rate or Assessment made or mentioned to be made for the
Reliefe of the Poor of the Said Parish on the 11th: day of Novr: in the
Year of our Lord 1734, By which Rate your Petitionrs. conceive they are
much Agrieved For that the Great Anns of money to be raised thereby farr
Exceed what is necessary to be raised for the Reliefe of the Poor of the said
Parish for the time for which the sd: Rate is made at mentioned to be made as
aforesaid: And therefore your Petitionrs. applyed themselves to the Churchwardens
& Overseers of the Sd: Parish and requested them either to give your Peticonrs:
Suitable Relief therein or Some Account of the Severall sums raised and
Demanded by virtue or under Colour of the Sd: Rate of your Petrs: & the Rest
of the Inhabitants of the Sd: Parish, But they absolutely refused to Comply with
Such reasonable request of your Petitionrs.

Wherefore for that your Petition Lare Greatly Oppressed and Aggreived
by the Sd: Rates. & for that the Same for the Cause aforesd: & for the Inequality
thereof and for many other Errors & Imper fections therein [..] was your Petrs.
are humbly advised, Illegal & Unjust Your Petitiors Do Appeal to your
Lord Ship and This Honble Courts And Do most humbly pray

That the Said Rate may be Quashed And
for the better Discovery & manifestation & the Premisses The
Churchwardens to Overseers of the Said Parish may produce the Said
Ratex the Severall Ants. & Vouchers relateing thereto for the
Inspection & Perusall of your Petitionrs: & That your Petitioners may
have & Receive all Such further & ther Releife touching the
prmes as to your Lord Ship & this honoble Court Shall Seen meet

And yor: Petrs: Shall ever pray Etc