To the Rt: Worpll: her Majtyes Justices of the Peace
now in Quarter sessions at Hicks Hall assembled:

The Humble Peticion of the Church
wardens and the Antient Inhabitats
of the Parish of St: Ann Westmr

Sheweth:

That Stephen Chirch< no role > and Samll: Kidgill< no role > Collectors:
of the Scavengers Rate in the sd Parish of St: Ann Westmr .
in the year 1705. hath been Severall times sumoned to
the Vestry Room of the sd Parish Church to give account
of their Collections and disbursmts: of £179:10:9
Totall of their Book and also to produce their Book
in order to be examin'd. but they pretend to have lost
their sd Book so that no Accots. can be fairly given
to Yor: Petrs: whereby the sd Parish is defranded and
cheated: [..]

And alsoe Willm Dobbs< no role > and Benjamen Dunn< no role >
Collectors of the Scavengrs: Rate in the aforesd Parish
in the year 1707: were lately by sumoned to the Vestry
in order to give accot: of their Collections and payments
of £177:7s: 6d: Totall of their Book: and produceing
their Book, most of the Leafes therein were taken
and pulled oute so that no account can be given thereof
but that the Parish must inevilabily be defranded &
cheated for [..] remidy whereof

Your Peticionr Humbly prayes That
this Honble: Bench would be pleased to
Order the sd Stephen Church< no role > Samll: Kidgil< no role >
Willm Dobbs< no role > and Benjamen Dunn< no role > to
attend this Court and give accots: of their
Collections and Disbursments and to
produce their Books intire, so that a
true Accots: may be given, otherwise
Ordered as you in Your wife Judgment
Shall think fit.

And your Peticonr Shall ever pray Etc.