To the Right Honble Frederick Bull< no role >
Esquire Lord Mayor of the City of London
and the Worshipfull the Aldermen his
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the
same City at their General Sessions of the
Peace assembled.

The Humble Petition and Appeal
of the Churchwardens and Overseers
of the Poor of the Parish of Saint
Stephen in Coleman Street London

Sheweth

That by Virtue of an Order of Pass Warrant under
the Hands and Seals of two of his Majesty's Justices of
the Peace for the said City of London (one whereof being
of the Quorum) bearing Date the twenty first Day of
January last Mary Smith< no role > Singlewoman with her
female Bastard Child aged three Years and a half for
Nurture, was removed from the Parish of Saint
Sepulchre within the City of London to the said Parish
of Saint Stephen in Coleman Street as the place of her
last legal Settlement.

That your Petitioners conceive themselves aggrieved
by the said Order and Judgment of the said two Justices
and therefore humbly appeal to this Honourable Court
against the same

Your Petitioners therefore
humbly pray that the Benefit of
the said Appeal may be saved unto
them And that the Hearing and
Determination thereof may be
adjourned untill the next General
Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be
holden for the said City

And your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc.