<div1 type="SM_PSpage" id="LMSMPS50007PS500070065"> <xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="LMSMPS500070065"></xptr>
<p n="280">To the Right Worpll: theire Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50007_occ46">Justices of the peace</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_occ46" type="occupation" value="Justices of the peace"></interp>
<lb></lb>
for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="281">The humble peticon of the Church wardens Overseers of the Poor and<lb></lb>
other Inhabitants of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50007_geo68">Parish of St Mary</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_geo68" type="placeName" value="Parish of St Mary"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_geo68" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
White Chappell in the Said County</p>
<p n="282"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That through want of Trade: and Impressing men into their Mats:<lb></lb>
Service: we have many Famillies fallen to the Parish Charge: And though we<lb></lb>
have advanced our Poore booke yet it falls farr Short of the charge: notwithstanding<lb></lb>
the complaint of some who say they are over rated: And the accidentall Poor<lb></lb>
do so fast increase upon us that we know not how they can be releived</p>
<p n="283">Yor: Peticors: therefore most humbly desire yor Worpps<lb></lb>
would take the pmisses into yor consideracons: And by<lb></lb>
reason we are So much overburthened with poore<lb></lb>
that you would be pleased to find out Some means how<lb></lb>
the poor of the said parish may be releived.</p>
<p n="284">And yor peticor Shall<lb></lb>
over pray Etc.</p>
</div1>

View as Text