To the Rt. Worpll. the Maties. Justices of the peace
for the County of Middx

The humble peticon of John Warner< no role > & Andrew
Richmand< no role > two of the late overseers of the poor -
of the parish of St. Clement Danes in ye. County of Middx

Sheweth

That there is due to yor. Petr. Warner for moneys by him pd &
disbursed dureing his contiunance in the sd. Office to & for the
use of the poor of the sd. parish, over & above the severall
sumbs of money by him reced the sume of £134 9d. and unto [..]
Petr. Richmond for moneys by him pd. & disbursed dureing his
contiunance in the sd office to & for the use of the poor of the
sd. parish over & above the moneys by him reced, the sumed
of £34.19s.9½d, and that yor. petrs. have engaged & agreed to
pay for rent of severall houses for habitacon of divers poor
psons belonging to the sd. parish & for coales for the poor the
sume of £64. 6s 6d. wth. severall sumes of money amot. in the
whole to the sume of £233.15s.3½d As appeares by their
accts. entred in their 5d. parish bookes & allowed of by the
Inhitants of the sd parish.

That yor. Petrs. have applyed to the prsent Churchwardens
Overseers of the poor of the sd. parish for paymt. of the sd
moneys, wch. they refuse to pay, prefending they have not
money in their hands to enable them see to doe and yet
refuse to make a rate Upon the Inhabitants of the sd parish
for paymt. of the sd moneys to yor. petrs.

Yor. Petrs. therefore humbly pray yor. Worpps will be pleased
to Order the present Churchwardens & Overseers of the
poor of the sd. parish to attend this Court to shew cause
why they should not either pay unto yor. Petrs. the moneys
due to them respectively & alsoe the moneys wth. they have
engaged to pay as aforesd. or proceed to make a rate
Upon the Inhabitants of the sd parish for the raiseing
& paymt. of the sd. moneys to yor. Petrs. And to be releised
in the prmisses

And yor. Petr. shall pray Etc