To the Worshipfull his Majtis: Justices of the Peace for the County of Middx
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The humble Peticon & Appeale of Samll: Grainge< no role >
and
John Tuttle< no role >
Overseeres of the Poor
for the Libty of
the Rolls
in this County
Sheweth
That Sevall Inhabitants of the Sd: Libty being Elected to serve the
Offices of Headborough
Constable
& other Offices in the Said Libty (Vizt)
William Paternoster< no role >
John Sackfield< no role >
,
Nathaniell Moody< no role >
&
Samll Southwell< no role >
did in Septembr. last agree wth: the Antient Inhabitants of the Sd. Liberty on
paymt: of Each of them afine into the Hands of Mr
Richard Wooldridge< no role >
One
of the Antient Inhabitants of the Sd: Libty for ye use of the poor of the
Sd: Libty that they Should for Ever he Excuses from holding the Sd: Offices wch.
Sevall Fines Did Amount to the Sume of £63:12s. & was paid into the hand
of Sd: Wooldridge for ye use of the poor of Sd: Libty as by Sevall Memorandm:
A Entery's made in a Book kept for that Purpose for Sd: Libty May More
fully Appear
That Yor Peticonrs: finding their Colleccon of the Poor Rate not
Sufficient to pay the Poor & the Overseers of the poor of the Sd: Libty for
the Year last past Makeing a very Large demand of Yor Peticoners to
Refund the yr Disburstmts wch: is Accustomary Soe to doe And alsoe Mr
Jones the High Constable has made a Demand of Yor Peticoners for Bridge
Money thereupon yor Peticoners did Apply to the sd: Mr Wooldridge and
desired him to Supply their Wants out of the Sd: money Deposited in his
hands as afd: But refuseth Soe to doe
That Yor Peticoners are like to be great Suffer [..] for want of
Money to Supply the necessities of the poor of the Sd: Libty & Other matters
as aforesd:
Yor. Peticoners humbly pray that it may be referr'd to Some
Of the Justices of the Peace for this County Inhabiting in Holborne
Division
or Within the Libty of sd: Rolls
to Examine unto the
truth of sd: Matters & Make their Report thereupon to this
Court & that Yor peticoners may be relived herein as to this
Court shall Seeme Meet and Yor peticoners will ever pray
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