To the right honble Sr Samuel Tennant< no role > Knt .
Lord Mayor of this City of London & the
rest of, the Worthy Aldermen Common Coun-
cell Etc of this City the humble Petition of Richd
Turner< no role > Cityzen & Grocer and a Tickett Porter
most humbly presented

Sheweth That yr. Petinr. in behalf of himself And
brethrew being ver name one humbly desires you
would take our miserable case into Consideration
and not to allow any nor freemen to be admitted
follow their trade. or occupation in this City for by
the decrease of trade and by severall persons being
Lately in ye Crown Service we are dayly Encreasing and Lane
not gett bread for our selves & Familys so Thope [..] am
Lordship Etc will take our Micrable case into your
Consideration and admitt us to pay our Grievances before
your honorable Court which are [..] many and to Prsent
as Some Speedy relieff & your Petitioner as in duty
bound shall Ever Pray Etc

P.S the Cause cheiffly arising is by reason of the
Worthy Merchants not paying a price that tickett porters
can life honestly perticularly in ye Virginia & Mary land
trade and I do declare that Mr Whitaken is not worthy
of being A member of your honble Court. but rather ought
to be Executed For first he gives Consent to the robbing
of the poor planters abroad secondly into defraud ye King
of his Customn Thirdly in defrauding us poor decayd
Cityzens as Wittness my hand Richard Turner< no role >
Written by me Record Turner Tuesday Morning
Febry. ye 6th being ye birth day of our late Maj [..] .Queen
Ann of blessed Memory