To the honaablle bench of Justices for the
County of Midelsex the humblle petion of Elizabeth
grantam< no role > humblly Sheweth

That youer honers personew is A poor distempered
Widdow of the parish of Cripellgate haveing faden Chillden
three of which being uncapeablle of doing Any thing
in order to asist themsellves or hir She being in
great poverty one of hir Said Chilldern being dimm
of Sight the which renders them more Miserablle
in So much that the SaidParishfamilly is Much
reduced to nesisity but that which Augments hir
aflliction and adds to hir Callamity is that the
Said Parish Contrary to all hewmanity on reason
doath now requier the said poor widdow to pary
the rates on taxes demainded by them for the
poor none being Much poorer then hir Sellf
the which was never requiered of hir husband
duering hir Life who then Cowlld beter have
don it she being alltogether unablle to pay the Same
which is hard She onely Liveing in a poor Wooden
Small house therfore She humblly implloreth
that youer honers will be plleased to take this
hir poor Circumstance into youer favorablle and
Charitablle Concedoration by ordering that the
said tax may be remited his and this poor
disconcellate widdow will pray with A thanke
full hart

Elizabeth grantam< no role >