St. Clemt, Danes 25th, March 1766 ,

Vestry met pursuant to Notice given in the Church
on Sunday last to take into consideration the Merits
of an Application to Parliament to reduce the high
Price of Provisions and to know the Sentiments
of the Inhabitants how far it will be adviseable
to join in a Petition to support the same,

Present

Mr. Wm: Bird< no role >
Mr. Richd. Prior< no role >
Mr. Thos. Rust< no role >

Mr. Ralph Williams< no role >
Mr. Robt. Allen< no role >
Mr. John Warcup< no role >
Mr. Lancelot Burton< no role >

Mr. Thos. Heath< no role > of Stanhope
Street in this Parish Calender produced to this Vestry
a Scheme for reducing the present high price of
Provisions &c, &c, and several reasons in support
of the same

Which were read

A Motion made and the Question Put whether this
Parish join with the rest of the Parishes in Middx
and Westmr. who shall agree to Petition to Parliamt,
for a Bill to carry the said Scheme into Execution

Carried in the affirmative
Nemine Contradicente

Resolved and agreed that this Parish join with
the rest of the Parishes in Middx & Westrmr, who
shall agree to Petition to Parliament for a Bill
to carry the said Scheme into Execution