To the Right Honourable Sr Richard Levitt< no role >
Knt Lord Major of the Citty of London ; To
the Right Worshippfull Sr Sethiell Lovell< no role > Knt
Recorder , And to the Rest of his Majestyes Justices
of the Peace Assembled at Guild Hall at the
Generall Quarter Sessions for the Said City

The Humble Peticon of the Rector Church warden
Overseers for the Poor, And the Vestry of the Parish
of St Botolphs without Bishopsgate London

Humbly Sheweth

That Whereas there is Oweing to Mr Joseph Pett< no role > , Late
Church warden in the Year 1697 upon the Ballance of
his accounts, ye sume of One Hundred ninety Two pounds
Two shillings One Penny; And to Mr William Bradstock< no role > late
Church warden in the year 1698 upon the Ballance of his
accounts the sume of Two Hundred seaventy One Pounds
One shilling seaven Pence; and to Mr Abraham Swaine< no role >
Mr Thomas Pitts< no role > Mr Humphrey Bond< no role > Late Overseers for the
Poor for the Year 1698; the Sume of fifty four Pounds And
to the prsent Church wardens and Overseers for the Poor
about Two Hundred and fifty Pounds; In all Seaven
Hundred Sixty Seaven Pounds Three shillings Eight
Pence, Also A farther Releiff is necessary Notwithstanding
the Last year, had A Twice 52 Weekes Assesment for
the Poor Collected; beyond the 26 Weekes for the
Corporation.

Your Petitioners Therefore Humbly Beseeches
this Honourable Bench to Consider the Premises
And to make an order for A Fifty Two Weekes
Additionall rate for the Poor Commernceing from A
Lady day 1699 to A Lady day 1700 towards De -
fraying the said Debts Laid out for the Poor
And for the farther Releife Off the Poor

And yor. Petitioners shall pray Etc