To the Right Honble. Sr Wm. Lewen< no role > Knt Lord
Mayor of the City of London & the Rest
of his Maties Justices of peace at Genal Quarter
Sessions Assembled

The humble Petition of Lane Bellas< no role > and
John Everingham< no role > Church Wardens and
Overseers
of the poor of the parish of St Anne Black
Fryers London

Sheweth

That the sd. Parish consists of about four hundred
and thirty Houses of which at least One hundred and
fifty are under Tenn pounds p Ann Rent and many of
Them under Six pounds none of which assessed
to the poor.

By reason whereof and of the great Increase of the
the poor, the Rates are become So high that these few
persons that were able to pay are most of Them removed
and those that remaine, or Succeed Them that are removed
are generally poor, and Subsist cheifly by letting Lodgings
So that the Sd. Parish is reduced to So low and Miserable
a Condicon that they are not able to maintain their poor
whose rate amounts to above five hundred pounds & Ann
without the Aid and assistance of some other Parishes

Therefore your Petrs. humbly pray that
such order may be made for releife of the
Sd. Parish as to your Lordshipp and Worshipps
shall seem meet

And your Petrs. shall ever
pray Etc.

Lane Bellas< no role >
Jno Everingham< no role > } Churchwarden

Jas. Wiggon< no role >
Wm. Vaux< no role > } Overseers