Die Maties Justices of the [..]
at Hickshall for the County of [..]

The Humble Peticon of Present [..]
of St. John of Wapping in the said County of [..]

[..] hath been rated for many years [..]
[..] books towards the Cleaning the [..]
[..] two houses and two Shipp yards, [..]
p ann which is as much a yeare, that has ever been pa [..]
said premisses, since the place was made a Parish (which is [..]
of 20 years) which said rate he hath allways readily paid, The [..]
same time the Rakers never take any dirt or Soile from the said [..]
yards, or any that is made thereby, That your Peticoner is the year [..]
rated in the said Scavengers book's the sume of two pounds & two Shillings [..]
the formerly there was never any deficiency whereby the Raker [..]
complaind he was not paid, neither does your Peticoner know the [..]
any more works to be done this yeare then formerly, And that [..]
Scavengers booke this yeare comes to one quarter part more for [..]
pay the Raker

Your Pticoner further Humbly Sheweth That he hath for [..]
the terme of years abovemenconed been rated to the Minister of the [..]
Parish in Lieu of Tythes £1:6s:0d p ann, But this yeare he is rated [..]
£3:3s:0d And he conceives the said Rate is not to Exceed £130 [..]
to be paid by Act of Parliament to the Rector of the said Parish [..]
[..] what your Peticoner hath allways paid the Rector held [..]
the dues, That the Ministers rate this yeare amounts [..]
third more then will pay him, for the reasons above said [..]
thinks, himself agreiv'd in the said Rates And Appears agt the [..]

Robt Hackett< no role >

Your Peticoner most Humbly Prays [..]
to give him such releife in the Pa [..]
to your Worspps: shall seem meet [..]

And your Pet shall ever [..]