To the Worshipful Sir John Hawkins< no role > Knight
Chairman and the rest of his Majestys Justices of
the Peace for the County of Middlesex assembled
at this present Session of the Peace held at Hicks
Hall in Saint John street in and for the same County

The Humble Petition and Appeal of Major
General John Salter< no role > , Thomas King< no role > , James Trimoner< no role >
and Bateman Robson< no role > Inhabitants of the Parish of
Chiswick in the said County of Middlesex

Sheweth

That on Thursday the twenty first day of October now
last past the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor
of the Parish of Chiswick aforesaid did make a Rate and
Assessment for the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish for
the present Year One thousand seven hundred and seventy
three at two shillings in the pound and which Rate and
Assessment was Signed and Allowed by two Justices of
the Peace for the said County on the first day of November
following and was Published in the said Parish Church
on Sunday the fifth day of December Instant.

That at the time of making the said Rate Thomas
Holland< no role > then and now one of the Churchwardens of
the said Parish and Henry Hawes< no role > another Inhabitant
of the same Parish pretending that their respective Rents
in the Book of Poors Rate for the year One thousand
seven hundred and seventy two were charged or sett too
high (altho' they never thought fit to Appeal from the same)
and on that pretence having hitherto refused to pay the
Poors Rate for that Year as so Assessed they requested and
the rest of the Officers then present Agreed to permit these
two persons Rents and their Rates for this Year One
thousand seven hundred and seventy three to be left in
blank till the Justices at a Petty Session (who they imagined
had a Power) should settle their Rents and Rates for the
year One thousand seven hundred and seventy two if they
had Authority so to do.