To the Rt Worsppll his Matys Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middx

The Humble Peticon of Charles Harrison< no role >
and Robert Cooke< no role > .

Sheweth

That your Peticoners served the Office of Scavenger for the [..]
Hamblett of Wapping Stepney in this County for the year last past
That when your Peticoners were first Elected to serve the said Office
there was rate made on the Inhabitants of the Child Hamblett
for that Purpose which accounted to Sixty Nine Pounds.

That soone after your Peticones through the perswasion of Mr Phillipps
their Churchwarden gave bond to One Shemell their Rate for
the Payment of Sixty five pounds.

That the said Shemell before the Expiracen of yor Petitr Office
absconded from his Habitacon by reason of his mean Circumstances
whereby the sheets were not Cleansed as they ought to have beene
For the Neglect whereof your Peticoners were Convicted before & Paid
to the Woshippfull Justice Johnson the Sum of Tenn Pounds out
of their pocketts And were Obliedged to Hire of one Webb at Cart
& Horses at their own further Charged which Cost them five pounds
That your Peticoners could Collect noe more of the aforesaid rate
shewthe Sum of One and Fifty pounds And not with standing
they have paid the said Shemell the raker Five & Fourty Pounds &
Tenn Shillings in Part of their Bound and Disbursed moneys on
other Accounts considerably more then they could or did receive
the said Shemell is now suing yor Petr for the remainder of the
Moneys on the said Bound Whereby your Peticoners humbly Conceive
themselves much aggrieved And therefore

Humbly Pray this Court will be pleased to appoint
a day in this Sessions for the Churchwarden & other
antient Inhabitants of the Sd Hamblett to attend to
shew Cause why they should not be reimbursed the
Moneys they have disbursed & Indemifyed from
the Sd Shemell And that Yor Petr may be relieved
Act to this Court Shall seeme meete

And Yor: Petr shall Ever pray Etc.
Charles Harrison< no role >
Robt Cooke< no role >