To the Right Honoble Francis Cockayne< no role > Esqr . Lord Mayor
of the City of London and the rest of his Majesties Justices of the
Peace for the same City in their General Quarter Session Assembled.

The Humble Petition & Appeal of James Hodgson< no role > .

Sheweth.

That your Petitioner at the time of making of the Several Rates
herein after mentioned was and Still is an Officer and Servant of the
Governours of Christs Hospital (to wit) Master of the Royal
Mathematical School of the said Hospital which is and for near
200 Years last past hath been a House of Charity and is & Standeth
within the Parish of Christ Church London

That Yor. Petr. for doing his Duty and Service afsd. doth reside and
Inhabit in a certain House or Building part of or belonging to the
Governours of the sd. Hospital & Situate in the Parish aforesaid And your
Petioner so residing and Inhabiting was by a Rate or Assessment made
on the 15th. Day of November 1750 for the Relief of the Poor of the said
Parish of 13 Weeks Comencing from the 15th. Day of July then last past
to the 14th. Day of October Exclusive and by another like Rate or Assessmt.
made on the 7th. Day of Febry 1750. for the like Relief for 13 Weeks Comencing
from the 14th. Day of Octcober then last past Rated and Assessed with other
Inhabitants of the same Parish towards the sd. Relief for and in Respect
of your Petrs. said Residence & Habitation whereby yr. Petr. conceiveth
himself Aggrieved And doth humbly Appeal agt. the same

Your Petr. therefore humbly prays yr. Lordship and this Honble. Court
to take the Premes into Consideration and to Grant him such Relief
therein as to Yr. Lordship and this Honble. Court shall seem meet.

And your Petitioner shall ever Pray Etc.