To the [..] Bench of Justices. The
Petition of Charles Lemat< no role > most humbly

Sheweth

That whereas yor Petitionr being on Inhabitant in
the Hamlet of Spittle. fields and Parish of Stepney
or above thirty Yeares and Whilest his being able
[..] took dilligent care by his Labour to [..] provide for
given of his wife But in the greatnes of his age
[..] now about four score [..] and his poor wife Likewise
[..] more and five and allmost Continually visited wth
[..] much that yor Petr nor his wife is hardly
[..] way able to get one penny for their releif, [..]
not the parish in Consideration therof hath for this
ten years past paid thirty Shillings a year for
yor Petr rent And into by Gods providence that
or Extremityes have been dayly Encreased by reason
of a great age and disability of working we have
[..] ly solicited the Churchwardens & Overseers of
the poor to have Granted us further releif, & can
obtain none wherfore yor petitioners humbly prayes
Yor [..] Auditions Consideration herein and to order
them some releif in this their great distress, otherway
[..] Petitionrs most [..] bledly perish so beg yor
honor releif and yor Petitionrs Shall Ever
Pray