To His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
in their Session of the Peace assembled

The Humble Petition of Richard Holland< no role > This name instance is in a workspace.
of the Kings Mews Architect

Sheweth

That there is a vacancy of Surveyor for the District of the
Liberty of Saffron Hill Hatton Garden and Ely Rents those parts of the
Parishes of Saint Clement Danes and St Mary le Strand as lie within
the Liberty of the Dutchy of Lancaster and the Precint of the Savoy by
the death of Mr Charles Simes< no role > who was appointed by virtue of an
act of Parliament made in the fourteenth Year of his present Majesty
Reign for Regulating buildings etc

That your Petitioners was regularly bred as an Archited under
Mr Henry Holland< no role > since the determination of his Articles which
happened about five Years ago has been in Business upon his own
Account and has officiated for some hime as Clerk of the Works at the
Kings Mews

That Your Petitioner Trusts he can have testimonials
from Persons of competent Skill in the art of Building of his
knowledge in the Rudiments of his profession and his attention
to Business

Your Petitioner therefore humbly Prays that Your
Worships will be Pleased to appoint him Surveyor
of the above mentioned district and he will Endeavores
by an assiduous attention to the directions of the act
of Parliament and a consciencious discharge of the
Duties of the office to prove himself diserving of the
trust reposed in him

And Your Petitioner as in duty Bound will ever
Pray etc

Richd Hollands< no role >