To the Right Worshipfull his Maties. Justices
the Peace for the County of Middx in Quarter
Sessions Assembled

The Humble Peticon of James an as
Waltho< no role > of the pish of St. Giles an
without Cripplegate in the said County

Sheweth

That Yor. Peticonr. was last Year Churchwarden of the Sd. Parish
that the Poor Inhitants were very Sickly the same year wch.
reduced great Numbers to Poverty who amt have Perished had
not Yor. Peticonr. releived them wch. caused Yor. Peticonr.to ad [..]
great Sumes of Money of his own to Support them amounting
to for many Months near £100 disburse

That Yor. Peticonr. had no rate in his year the to rem [..]
himself so that at the Close of ye year the parish we [..]
indebted to Yor. Peticonr. upwards of £96 he having
received by Rents at Saram & for warrts. of Arrears Etc [..]
£328. 15s. 10½d and tho Yor. Peticonr. acted in his office wth.
all the Prudence imaginable he did pay and disburse [..]
of all expences £425. 4s. 5½d as will appear by his [..]
reduced

That over & above the Sd. Ballance of his amt: Yor. Peticonr. stands & is inde [..]
to divers tradesmen in his Sd. Office for the Sd Parish £79 or ther abts. some of
wch. Psons threaten to sue Yor .Peticonr. on such amt.

That the occasion of Such Debts was the Excessive ch [..]
of the Poor there being no rate and the Vestry voted the
Mortallity money & other money arising by Finds into hands of [..]
Henry Lowth< no role > Treasurer of the Sd. Pish for the Payment
old Debts wch. here to fore was applied for the Releif of
the Casual Poor and other necessary Expences of the
Churchwardens and accounted for by them.

That the monys arising by the Sd. Articles amounted to about
£300. wch. would have paid of the said Debts and so consequntly
have reimbursed Yor Peticonr.

If yor. Peticonr. had been paid the mony wch. the late Overseers had in ye
hands were ordred to and did pay to the now Churchwarden