To the Right Worshipful His Majesty's Justices
of the peace for the County of Middlesex at their
General Sessions of the peace assembled

The humble petition and appeal of the Churchwardens
and Overseers of the poor of the parish of Saint Margaret
next the City of Rochester in the County of Kent

Sheweth

That by virtue of an order of removal under the hands and
seals of A Graham and W Bleamire
Esquires two of His Majesty's Justices of the peace for the County of
Middlesex bearing date the twentieth day of August now
last pastJane Smith< no role > the Wife of John Smith< no role > was
removed from the parish of Saint Sepulchre which lieth in the
said County of Middlesex to the said Parish of Saint Margaret
next Rochester the said Justices thereby adjudging that to be the
place of the last legal Settlement of the said Jane Smith< no role >

That Your petitioners conceive themselves aggrieved by the
said order and judgment of the said two Justices and do
humbly appeal therefrom

Your petitioners therefore most humbly pray that your
Worships would be pleased to appoint some day in this
present Session [..] to hear this their Appeal and to make
an Order that the Churchwardens and Overseers of the
poor of the said parish of Saint Sepulchre and all
parties concerned in and about the premises may then
and there hear and abide the determination of your
Worships therein

And your petitioners shall ever pray Etc.

Geo: Fenner< no role >
Jno Weller< no role > }
Churchwardens}

Richd. Marriner< no role > }
Overseer of the poor }
of the parish of Saint
Margaret next Rochester