To the Worshipful his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the City & Liberty of Westmr
in their General Quarter Session of the peace Assembled

The humble petition of Samuel Attersol
Keeper of the House of Correction at Tothil
Fields

Sheweth

That your Petitioner was at the General Quarter Session
of the peace held for the City & Liberty of Westmr on the Seventh
day of October 1741 chosen and Appointed by your Worships Master
or Governor of the House of Correction at Tothill fields

That a Salary of Fifty pounds P Ann was Constantly
received from the Several parishes within the said City and
Liberty by your petitioners predecessors until the Statute, made
in the Twelfth year of the Reign of his present Majesty Intituled
An Act for the more easy assessing collecting and Levying of County
Rates Whereby it is Enacted that the Justices of the peace for
the said City and Liberty shall have full power to appoint the
Governor or Master of the House of Correction within the said
City & Liberty who shall have the sum of money yearly as had
been accustomed for & towards the Support & maintenance
of the prisoners in his Custody Etc not exceeding Fifty pounds
by the Year & directs The Treasurer or Treasurers of the County
of Middx to Obey all Orders which shall be made by the
Justices of the peace for the said Liberty [..] the greater part of them
Assembled in their General Quarter Session for the Payment
of any Sum or Sums of Money for the Allowance Allotted to
such Governor or Master of the House of Correction

That there is due to your petitioner Twenty five pounds
for half a Years Salary from Lady day last past to Michaelmas
day last past

Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays your
Worships to order Mr. John Higgs< no role > Treasurer
of the County of Middx to pay your petition
the said Sum of Twenty five pounds

And your petitioner shall ever pray Etc

Samuel Attersoll< no role >