To the Honble. Bench of Justices att their
Sessions of the peace held att Hicks hall for the
County of Mid.

The humble peticon of George Knap< no role > of
the Hamblet of Wapping Stepney in the
Said County Feltmaker

Sheweth

That yor. Petitioner being Old, Lame and weaks sighted
and therefore enable to get by his Labour as he had done
formerly towards Mentainance of tho Janury & Support
thereof and [..] had a Sister lying long upon his hands lame
and Bed Red: The Heads of the parish of White Chapell
where he last lived before he Removed hither looked on
him as an Object of their Compassion and Exempted him
from paying to the poore, which Tavern Cannot be
obtayned where he now is, the with an due Respect he had
made his Application, but is answered by the Overseers
they cannot help it unlesse the Sessions will Relive him

ver Cop

Yor. Petitioner therefore in the
Humility appeals to yor Honors and begs
that his Circumstances may be consider
and yor. Redresse herein.

And yor. petitioner as bound
shall ever pray Etc.