To Their Maties: Justices of the Peace for the County
of Middx
Etc
The humble Peticonr of Francis Drake< no role >
& Francis
Balard< no role >
Humbly Sheweth
That Yor: Peticonr are Rakers of ye Streets
and was imployed
by ye Scavengers of Wappen Stepney
in ye said worke and hath
July pease dived itt for this halfe yeares and there is due to yor
peticoner 5 o odd pounds and Yor Peticoners havinge
demanded the aforesaid sume humbly craves yt: the Scavengers
may be ordered by this Honoble: Cort: to
[..] attend to shew
cause why they doe unjustly detaine ye aforesaid money
from Yor: Peticoner
And Yor: Peticoners shall ever pray Etc