To the Worshipful his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex at Hicks Hall [..]
Session of the Peace Assembled.

The Humble Petition and appeal of
Elizabeth Magson< no role > the Widow of
William Magson< no role > Deceased.

Sheweth

Your Petitioners Husband died in Ann in the latter and of the year 1774

That your Petitioner has Lodgd with one Mrs. Hopp of the
Parish of Saint George Middlesex for upwards of three years and has always
done her best Endeavours to get a Livelyhood but being deprived of her Husbands
Assistance and being in great distress our Petitioner Applyed to the
Officers of the Parish of Saint George for relief (her Husband having inform [..]
her) that he was born there but your Petitioner was refus'd [..]
your Petitioner Applyed to the Lord Mayor of the City of London who [..]
your Petitioner to the said Parish of Saint George where your Petitioner
Continued about three Months in the work house of the said Parish and
then finding that she could get Work to do went out of the said Workhouse on
her own Account your Petitioner was soon after taken Ill and Apply'd again
to one of the Overseers of the said Parish of Saint George who sent her into the
workhouse that your Petitioner was then examined by the Committe
of the said Parish respecting her last legal Settlement when she inform'd
them that her Husband was born in the said Parish of Saint George and that
he never did any other Act or Deed to gain a Subsequent Settlement unless
by her Renting a House at Portsmouth at the yearly Rent of £8 PAnnum for
which she paid some Taxes but what Tax she knew not

That the Examination of your Petitioner concern
her Settlement as aforesaid was put down in Writing but that she on [..]
reading same declared that she never heard of her Husbands Father
Mother ever keeping a House in Shadwell but inform'd them tha [..]