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To the Rt. Honble : Sr . Frances Child< no role > Knt . Lord Maior of the City
of the CityofLondon And to the Rt. Worll: his Maties: Justices
of the peace in the Generall Quarter Sessions assembled

The humble Peticon & Appeale of the Parishionrs of the parish of
St. Buttolph wth. out [..] Aldersgate London

Sheweth


That yor. Petr. Parish is divided into 5 partes or prcints. whereof 4 of them
are within the libertyes of London and the fifth wth. in the County of Midds

That the Churchwarden of their parish by mistake in a returne to the
Precept directed to them from the Rt. Honoble. the late Lord Maior of this
City To give an account of their Poore And the charge of mainteyning
them hee made a returne of the sume of £227.8s.2d. for the yeares
charge in 1697 wch. was the totall charge of all the payments made
in every respect for & concerning all the 5. prcincts. That wth. in the
County of Midds & these 4. wth. in the City of London

And their said Parish being charged by virtue of the late Act of
Comon Councill to pay £113 14s. to the Corporation established
by the said Act for setting the Poore on worke

Yor Petrs in respect of the greate numbers of Poore They have
to mainteyne in the 4 prcincts wth. in the Libertyes of this
City Desire That yor Lopp & Worpps wilbe pleased to releive
yor. Petrs. And to order the abortemt of the said sume of
£113.14s. to such sume inpporcon To what doth truly arise
by their assestmt for mainteyning the poore of their sd parish
in London They being only releivable By this Court

And they shall pray Etc




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