For the Appellants

To the Right Honble The Lord Mayor and the rest
of the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace
for the City of London at the General Quarter Sessions
of the Peace for the same City Assembled.

The humble Petition and Appeal of the Mayor Commonalty &
Citizens of the City of London, Governors of the House of the Poor commonly
called St. Bartholomews Hospital near West Smithfield London of the
Foundation of King Henry the Eighth.

Sheweth

That St Bartholomews Hospl. Situate in the Parish of St. Baratholomew
The less is of Antient & Royal Foundation Established & granted by
King Henry the Eighth for the Relief of Sick, Lame, Wounded & diseased
Poor were some Thousands are Annually Releived and Cured.

That soon after the great Fire of Lord, Houses & Shops were made
in the Buildings within the Cloisters and Precinct of the Hospl, for
the convenience of the Inhabitants of London (then in great distress for
Houses) who Occupying the same for their own benefit because Rateable
& Chargeable to the Poors Rates.

That about the Year 1730, some of the Antient
Buildings and Wards of the Hospital & some of the said Houses
and Shops having become Ruinous were pulled down and by the
Donation of Governors & other benefactors four large Pyles of
Buildings have been progressibly Erected & are now used for
the Hospital one of which Pyles or Wings contains a Hall
Compting House and other Rooms which are used for meetings
of the Governors, receiving Rests Examining and Admission of
Patients, House for the Clerk and an apartment for the stow and
and then other three Pyles of Buildings are used for Wards for
the Parients and their Nurses only.

An Elaboratory also hath been erected for the Service of
the Hospital only upon Grand within the liberty & Prescinct thereof.

That One of the Pyles or Buildings of the Hospl. being finished about
the Year 1758, the Church Wardens & Overseers of the Poor of the Parish
of St. Bartholomew the less Assessed & Rated the said Governors for such
Wards for the Poor the Sum of £20. for & towards the relief of the Poor of the sd;
Parish as & for Lands in which stood Tenements & Houses by them pulled down
and Demolished the Tenements whereof were used to be charged in the Poors
rate