To the Worshipful Sir John Fielding< no role > Knt . and the rest of
his Majesty< no role > 's Justices of the Peace for the City and Liberty
of Westminster in the County of Middlesex in their
General Quarter Session Assembled

The Humble Petition and Appeal of John Lambert< no role > , Tallow-
Chandler

Sheweth

That the Commrs. for Paving Cleansing lighting and
otherwise regulating the Squares Streets and other Places within
the City and Liberty of Westminster aforesaid by a Paving Rate made upon
the Inhabitants of Panton Street in the Parish ofSt. Margaret St. Martins
the Fields within thesaid City andLiberty of Westminster for One Your
(that is to say) from Lady day 1769. to Lady day 1770. for the
Purpose of Paving Cleansing Lighting and otherwise Regulating
the said Street have rated and Charged your Petitioner the sum
of three Pounds Eleven shillings and six pence for & in respect
of a Messuage or Tenement situate in the said Street in his
Occupation, being after the Rate of two Shillings and Nine
Pence in the Pound

That your Petitioner humbly conceives that the Commrs.
who made the said Rate of two shillings and Nine Pence in
the Pound were not legally Authorized or Empowered so to do

Wherefore your Petitioner conceives himself aggrieved
by the said Rate and humbly Appeals against the same

Your Petitioner therefore prays [..]
Worships to Appoint a day in this present
Session for the hearing and Determining
this his Appeal, And that all Parties may
be Ordered to Attend & abide by such Determin.
and that your Petitioner may be Relieved
against the said Rate in such manner
as your Worships shall seem meet

And your Petitioner shall ever
Pray Etc.