To the Right Honoble the Lord Mayor Aldren & Coon
Councill men of the City of London

45

The Humble Petition of the Church Wardens and
Overseers for the Poor of the Parish of St. Peter's
Cornhill,

Sheweth

That by the Laws and Statutes of this Kingdom, all Rates Tolls & Duty
of Marketts are chargeable towards the Releife and maintenance of the Poor in the
respective parishes wherein such Marketts lye.

That by Virtue thereof the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Sd Parish of Saint
Peter's Cornhill have from time to time assessed Sr John Parsons< no role > Knt . Farmer of the
City Marketts for such Rates Tolls and Dutyes as he receives from that part of the
City Markett which lyeth in the said Parish.

That the said Church Wardens and Overseers of the Sd. parish have at Sevall times
for these Sevall Years last past, applyed themselves to the sd Sr. John Parsons< no role > and
demanded of him the Moneys arising by such sd. sevall Assessments, But the said
Sr John Parsons< no role > hath refus'd and still doth refuse to pay the same, To the Wrongs
of the Sd. parish upwards of Seaventy three Pounds.

That your Peticrs. being Informed That the sd. Sr John Parsons< no role > is now [..]
himself to the City for a longer time in his Lease of the Sd City Marketts

Your Petitrs. therefore humbly may, That the Case of
the Sd. Pish may be taken into Consideracon before,
any new Lease shall be granted him, And that the may
be oblidged to pay such parish Rates & Dutyes a said
lawfully assess'd in Comon with other Tenants, Or
the sd. parish may be otherwise releived therein as
to your Wisdoms shall seem meet.

And your Petitrs. shall ever pray Etc

Edwd: Hilliard< no role >
Daniel Cowper< no role > }
Church
Wardens

Wm. Norris< no role >
Jno: Morris< no role > }
Oversers