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

The Humble Petition and Appeale
of Henry Samuel Eyre< no role > Esquire .

Sheweth

That your Petition is the Owner of a certain Farm called
Saint John's Wood Farm in the Parish of Saint Mary le bone in the
County of Middlesex which in the year One thousand seven hundred
and ninety six was let to one William Kightley< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. who continued in
possession thereof until the nine of his death which happened in
or about September One thousand seven hundred and ninety seven
and some time afterwards his Executrix gave up the said Farm
to your Petitioner who has ever since held the same in his own
Hands.

That in the year One thousand seven hundred and ninety
seven the Poor send Highway Rates for the said Parish of Saint
Mary le bone for the said Farm amounted together to the Sum of
Seventeen pounds five shillings and ten pence and that the same
were assessed in manner following that is to say a rate of
two shillings in the Pound for the maintenance of the Poor of
the sd. Parish and other Expences included in the said rate and a
rate of one penny in the Pound for repairing the Highways and
Causeways within the said Parish upon the Yearly Rent of One
hundred and sixty six pounds and that the said Sum of Seventeen
pounds five shillings and ten pence was paid for the same on the
first day of December One thousand seven hundred and ninety
seven to William Hill< no role > the Collector of the rates of the said
Parish.

That on the third day of November One thousand seven hundred