To the Right Worspl. his Maties Justices of the Peace for the County
of Midds
Sheweth
The humble Peticon & appeale of the Churchwardens
and Overseers of the Poore of the Parish of
St. Giles Cripplegate
within the Freedome
of the City of London
That by Warrant under the Hands and Seales of Two of his Maties Justices
of the Peace for this County Eliz Cooke< no role >
Widow
late Wife of John Cooke< no role >
Dent
with her Foure Children (vizt.) Katherine< no role >
Jane< no role >
William< no role >
and James Cooke< no role >
was passed from the Parish of St. Mary Whitechappell
in this County
to your Petrs.
That the sd. Eliz: Cooke< no role >
nor her sd. late husband was never legally Settled
within the sd. Parish of
St. Giles Cripplegate
London
Soe that your Petrs.
humbly conceive themselves not lyable to mainteyne & provide for the sd
Eliz Cooke< no role >
& her Foure Children
P Tho: Nash< no role >
.
Yor. Petrs. therefore most humbly Pray yor.
Worspps to be pleased to Order that the
Churchwardens & Ovseers of the poore of
the sd [..] Parish of St. Mary Whitechappell
may appeare in this Honble Court this
prsent Sessions to Shew cause why the sd Eliz
Cooke< no role >
with her 4 Children should not
here passed to the sd Parish of Mary Whitechapell
And Yor. Petr. Shall ever Pray Etc.