To the Right Worpll: her Maties: Justices of the peace for the
County of Middlesex

The humble Peticon of John Mackley< no role > . Churchwarden . John Wybird< no role > [..]
[..] and Thomas Scott< no role > on behalf of themselves and Several other of the
ancient and cheife Inhabitants of the Liberty of Church end And Hoxton in
the Parish of St Leonard Shoreditch in the said County.

Sheweth

That your Peticoner did according to an ancient usage and Custom of the said Liberty meete at the
Vestry House of the said Parish on Monday the tenth day of this instant January. And did then by Mr [..]
Majority of the Inhabitants then present elect and choose. Thomas Leech< no role > Beadle for the said Liberty
for the year endueing a person fittly quallified for the said place, and who hath for about Twelve
year's beene Beadle of the said Liberty.

Yet may it please this Honble: Court not withstanding such fair election One William
Darby< no role > who at the same time was chosen Constable of the said Liberty doth refuse to accept of the
said Thomas Leech< no role > to be Beadle, and hath taken one Loyd to be Beadle who knows
but very little relateing to that matter, neither is able to assist the Churchwardens in Parish busines
as the Beadles of the said Parish constantly doe, and moreover that one Mr. Hyham who at the
same time was chosen a Headborough for the said Liberty did forceably take away the paper wherein
the ancient Inhabitants. then present had Subscribed, for the said Thomas Leech< no role > to be Beadle, and
refuseth to produce the Same.

Tho: Scott< no role >
Wm Jermyn< no role >

Your Peticonrs: therefore humbly pray of this Honble: Court that the said Thomas Leech< no role >
may be confirmed in the said Office of Beadle, for that the Wages and Sallary, of the
Beadle is always paid by the Inhabitants of the said liberty and also that the said
Mr. Hyham: may be Ordered to produce the said Paper, by him taken away & detain'd
or otherwise as your worpps. in your grave Wisdoms Shall so fitt

And your Peticonrs. Shall ever pray. Etc

John Olley< no role >
Edward Harrison< no role >
Richd Ivory< no role >
Ralph Kemp< no role >
Mick: Roberts< no role >
Ralph Thompson< no role >
James Beawell< no role >
John Jewkes< no role >
Thomas markrey< no role >
John Cann< no role >
Richard flaget< no role >
Timothy Stiff< no role >
Edmond Dawson< no role >

John Hews< no role >
George Allam< no role >
Henray Hobb< no role >
Nath: Dannalld< no role >
Charles Bonapart< no role > [..]
John Baynakin< no role >
Robert Bennett< no role >
John Walter< no role >
Rafe Bingham< no role >
Thomas Heath< no role >
Martyn Fryer< no role >
John Cash< no role >
John Hawkins< no role >

Robert Hemin< no role >
John Mackley< no role > }
Church Wardens

Matthew Deane< no role >
John Timmings< no role >
John Wiburdso< no role > n
Wm: Underhill< no role >
Abraham woodcock< no role >
William Wood< no role >
Henry Ledd< no role > [mark] his Me [..]
Jeremy yeates< no role >
John Bull< no role >
John Aslatt< no role >