That the said Churchwardens and overseers of the Poor
and also the Parishioners of the said Parish of Saint Leonard
Shoreditch have by such Rate or assessement wrongly
compounded with James Saltwell< no role > Robert Stacey< no role > one other
of the Overseers Thomas Herbert< no role > and others Overseers of
Houses or other Buildings within the said Parish the
annual Rent or value of each such House or Building
not Exceeding Ten pounds by having in such Composition
remitted more than one third of the Rate by the said Act
intended to be laid upon such premises respectively
contrary to the Directions of the above named Act and
have also compounded with James Matter< no role > for his Houses
or other Buildings in the said Parish contrary to the
Directions of the above recited act The same being
respectively above the annual Rent or value of Ten
pounds

That the said rate or assessment was on the said
Seventh day of August last ratifyed and confirmed by
John Nares< no role > Esquire and William Brodie< no role > Esquire two
of His Majestys Justices of the Race for the said County
of Middlesex

Your Petitioner conceiving himself to be
agggrieved by the said Rate or assessment
Doth appeal to your worships therefrom
and humbly prays that you will pleased
to hear from in the premises And that the
said Rate may be Quashed and that your
worships will be pleased to order that the
Church wardens and overseers of the Poor
of the said Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch
And such others whom it doth or may
concern may appear before you at a
certain day to be appointed to hear and
abide the Judgement and Determination
of your Worships touching the Appeal

And your Petitioner shall every pray Etc