To His Majesty's Worshipfull Justices of the Peace
now sitting at Hicks's Hall .

The Humble Petition of Robt Ivey< no role > & Robt Wood< no role >
late Scavengers of the Liberty of Holliwell Street in the Parish
of St Leonard Shoreditch

Sheweth

That Your Petitioners being chosen Scavengers at the Time
the Law Suit was depending between the abovemencond Liberty
& other Libertys of ye said Parish concerning the Scavengers Rate
by the Event of which Suit the said Rate was fin'd at four Pence in
the Pound for each Liberty and no more Whereas the said
Liberty did at the Time your Petitioners were Chosen pay a
Rate of nine Pence half Penny in the Pound, There is by Virtue
of the said Deteminacon, a Deficiency of Forty pounds & upwards
of what us'd to be collected on the said Rate for this Liberty
Which Deficiency May it please This Worshipfull [..] nch
your Petitioners are threaten'd to be sued for by Tho Sykes< no role > the
Raker who acted for the Service of the liberty during the
Time yor Petitioners were in Office in the same Manner as
he had done in the Time of their Prederessors in the sd Office
and Demands to be paid accordingly by yor Petitioners notwithstanding
the sd Deficiency.

Your Petitioners therefore most humbly Pray That
It may please this Worshipfull Bench to give such Directions for
makeing the said Deficiency goods as to them shall seem meet
and by that means prevent the Trouble and Expence of a Law Suit
which your Petitioners will otherwise invevitabley be involv'd in

And Your Petitioners will ever Pray Etc

Robert Ivy< no role >
Robert Wood< no role >