To the Right Honble Thomas
Harley< no role > Lord Mayor of the City of
London & the Rest of his Majestys
Justices of the Peace for the said
City in their General Session of
the Peace Assembled.

The Humble Petition of the Church Wardens and Overseers
of the Poor of the Parish of Saint Vedast otherwise Forster
in the said City of London

Sheweth

That Your Petitioners by Virtue of a Warrant under the Hands &
Seals of two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Said City
bearing Date the 2d. day of August 1768 (Reciting that it appeared
unto then the said Justices as well upon the Complaint & Application
of the said Church Wardens and Overseers as upon due Prof upon
Oath before them made That Wm. London< no role > late of the Parish of St. Vedast
otherwise Forster in the said City Working Silver Smith had gone away
from his Place of abode in Green Lane Cheapside in the Parish & City
aforesaid into some other County city or Place & had left his Wife & two
of their Children upon the Charge of the Sd. Parish the Place of their last
Legal Settlement & that the said Wm. London had some Goods & Chattles
then Lying in one of the Warehouses belonging to his Majesty's Customes
which said Goods & Chattles would case the said Parish the said Parish of their said
Charges in whole or in Part) Did by the Consent of the Commissioners
of his Majestys Customs take & Seize the said Goods & Chattles consisting
of the several Articles following

In a Case Marked No.1 I W.

2 Pair of Shoes with the Name of Wm. London. A Bill of Mr.
Parsons the Apothecary for Curing Wm. London his Wife Consenting
to £.11.6s.7d. 1 Pair of Esquires. A Two Guinea Peace marked
A H. 4 Crown Pieces 6 Medalls. 1 Spanish Silver Pieces
19 Pence in small Silver Coin 1 Gold 5s/3d & a halfpenny in a Pursed
1 Mettle Watch & Chain makers name Allen. 1 Pair Cluster Sleeve
Buttons. 1 Knee Buckle 1 Little Silver Cross. 1 Small Poble
Box. 1 Spoon Case. A Mark for Linnan W.L. One Pocket
Book with Sunday Papers. 4 Mettle Spoons 2 Silver Corials
Sunday Letters Shop Bills & Cards of the said Wm. London
Survey of London & Westminster. 4 Plated Spurs. 7 Books
120 [..] o Pile of Weighs. One Silver Punch Ladle. Wm. Londons
Shop Books. 2 Pair of Scales. One Drawer with Sundry
Books & Plates of Wm. Londons Shop One Bible with the Name
of Wm. London & his Wife & the Birth of their Children Sundry
Silver Spoons Part finished & Part not with other Silver amounting