To the Right Honoroble Sr Edward
Bellamy< no role > Knight Lord Mayor of the City
of London and the Worshipfull his Majestys
Justices of the Peace in their Generall
Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the
City of London assembled.

The humble Petition and appeale of Roger Pemberton< no role >
A Stable Keeper in the Parish of St Katherine
Coleman London

Sheweth

That Your Petitioner for these 3 or 4 years last past in an Extraordinary
Manner hath been Oppressed by the poors Rate of the said Parish in
as much as he was Obliged to Appeale to this Honorable Court for
Reliefe therein and as constantly hath and Redress Particularly
about this time twelve Month when your Petitioner Voluntarily
Submitted to be Rated at [..] a year which considering his Abilitys
with Mr Fuller Mr Boddicoate Mr Dewdney and Severall other
Inhabitants in the Said parish was thought a full Equivolent
to what he ought to be Rated from which Determination he well
hoped his applycation to this Court would have ceased

But instead thereof Your Petitioner humbly conceives him
Selfe again Aggreived by this years Rate being the Churchwardens &
Overseers of the poor of the said parish have in Generall reduced
every Inhabitant in the said Rate 3d pence in the pound lower
than they were respectively last year and Advanced your Petitioner
One penny in the pound more than he was last year so that makes
4d in the pound difference in the said Rate between your Petitioner
and the Rest of the Inhabitants which being computed at £60 a
year agreable to the last Resolutions of this Court is just 20s advance
in the said Rate more upon your Petitioner than any other Inhitants
in the Said Parish

Whereof Your Petitioner humbly Appeales to
this Honorble Court against the said Rate as an
uneaquall Rate and Considering the Annuall E [..]
your Petr hath been at in applying to this Court
he humbly hopes for Reliefe therein Praying your
Lordship and Worships will make such Order in the
premisses as you shall think most meet

And yor Petitioner shall ever pray & so forth
Roger Pemberton< no role >