To the Chairman and the rest of the Worshipful
Bench of His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middlesex , Assembled in open Session

A Memorial of Daniel Springthorpe< no role > , High
Constable of the Kensington Division , there being an
Act passed the 25th day of May 1797, giving power to the
Justices in Sessions to make such allowance as they shall
think proper for the expence and trouble in collecting and
levying the County Rate within the said County of Mid'lex

Your Memorialist having paid every Attention in
the Collecting and paying In, the said Moneys as soon as
received which can he proved by the Account of Mr Joseph
Burchell< no role > your Treasurer ; having since the passing the said
Act collected and paid in these Rates, and great part of
a fourth do crave such allowance as you in your Wisdom
shall think right for those already collected an likewise
for the future collection of the said Rates, as well for printing
or, writing the Orders to serve the Overseers with for the said
Rate as going round a district of between 24 & 25 Miles to
serve the said Notices and again 3 or 4, and sometimes five
time to Collect the same, and as often to make the payments
are Mr Burchele wishes it to the paid as soon as collected, the
above is a true statement of the Expence and trouble attend
ing the Collection of Payments of the said Rates for which
trouble and Expence such compensation as your Worships shall think
Just and right to Allow will be most gracefully acknow
leged by

Your Worships
Most Shed, and Obliged
Humble Sero

Hammersmith
April the 3rd 1799