To the Worshipful Sir John Hawkins< no role > Knt One
of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County
of Middlesex and to the rest of the Worshipful
Justices at the Peace for the same County in their
Quarter Sessions of the Peace assembled

The humble Petition and appeal of Timothy Marshall< no role > of west Drayton
for the County of Middlesex Farmer

Sheweth

That Your Petitioner is a Parishner and am Inhabitant of West
Drayton aforesaid in the said county of Middlesex and holds a Farm there of
£67 P annum and no more by Lease bearing date to 14th day of August 1775
and made from George Cowdery< no role > of the Parish as west Drayton aforesaid to your
Appealand for the term of 21 Years

That at a Vestry held in the sd Parish & west Drayton on the 20th
day of May cash an Assessment was made for the necessary Paid of the Poor
and for the other purposes mentioned relating to the said Poor of Six pence in the
Pound being the first rate for the Present year 1778

That your Petitioner was assessed at the sd Majesty peace six pence
in the pounds for the pentor Sam of £10 [..] 10s tho he pays no more
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