To the Worshipful His majesty's Justices
of the peace for the County of Middlesex at the
General Quarter Session of the peace holder it and
for the said County assembled

The humble Petition and Appeal of
Thomas Pater< no role > of the parish of Saint
Mary Stoke Newington is the County of
Middlesex Farmer of Cowkeeper

Sheweth

That by a certain Rate or Assessment
made or your Petitioner and other Inhabitants of the parish
of Saint Mary Stoke Newington in the County of Midddlesex
(by the Justee appointed for putting in Execution an Act
of Parliament made in the 14th: year of the Reign of his
present Majesty George the third for lighting watching
a watering the said Parish of Saint Mary Stoke Newington
for one whole year commencing from the 26th: Day of June
1785 year Petitioner is rated and charged at the such of
£55 as and for the yearly Rent a Value of a certain
Message or Tenement, Stables and ohter Buildings, Yards
and Gardens in the Occupation of your Petitioner situate in
church Street in the said Parish of St. Mary Stoke Newington
Whereas your Petitioner ought not to have been rated or
charged in the said late or Assessment at any greater Rent or
Value than the yearly Rent or Value of £25 being the
utmost yearly Value of year Petitioner's Dwelling House
garden And that your Petitioner ought not to have been
rated and charged fro the yearly Rent at Value of his
Stables and other Buildings (which consist of a Barn,
Cowhouse Hog Stye [..] shed) nor for his Yard the same
being used employed by your Petitioner for the sole purpose