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Ad Genal Quarterial Session pacis Dnop Regis & Rue tent
p Civitat apnd Guihald emsdm Civitat die Lune scilt
Decimo Sex to die Aprilis Anno regin Dnop mop Will
& Morie mmc Regis & Regine Angl Etc Sexto .

Upon he humble peticon of the Churchwardens & Overseers of
the poore of the Parish of St. Buttolph wth. out Bishoppsgate
London setting forth their numbers of poore people in their
parish to be mainteyned And their utter inability of themselves
to mainteyne them notwithstanding the excessive rates assessed
on the Inhitants wth. in the said parish for that purpose
whereby many rich persons have departed thence And severall
of the Poore Inhitants are gone for Souldiers And left
their familyes on the charge of the said Pish And that they
have had but £30. out of severall Parishes in London for
their releife for some yeares past whoe before the yeare
1666 had about £60 P Ann out of severall parishes for that
purpose Itt is ordered that their said peticon be referred to
the consideration of Sr. Thomas Stampe< no role > Knt . Sr. Thomas
Lane< no role > Knt . & Sr. Edwd. Clerke< no role > Knt . Aldren . of the City of
London & Justices of the Peace wth in the same City or any
two of them whoe are desired to consider thereof & of some
meanes for their further releife by chargeing the parishes
wth. in the City (If the same may be) wth. such further sumes
of money As shall be thought meete & convenient And
that they be pleased to reporte their opinions therein to
their Maties Justices of the peace att the next Generall
Quarter Sessions of the peace to be holden for their City
That such further Order may be made thereon according
to the Law in such case provided.

Goodfellow