To the right Worpll: their Maties: Justices of the
peace for the County of Middx att their Generall
quarter Sessions of the peace holden for the said County
att Hicks Hall.

The humble peticon of John Graves< no role > of Old Brentford
Waterman & Anne< no role > and his wife

Sheweth

That yor. petr. being very poore & indigent did towards their maintenance
& livelyhood take one Mary Ayres< no role > about a fortnight old & borne in
the parish of St. Martin in the feilds att the house of one John Petts< no role >
a Porter in Redd Rose Streete her mother being a Lodger there
to keepe her as a Nurse Child att2s.6d. P weeke wth. the mother of the
said Child duely paid unto yor. petr. for 2 yeares & upwards untill the
first of January last att wch tyme the mother left her lodging and
absconded her Selfe soe that yor. Petr. are not paid since that tyme
almost to yor. petrs. utter ruine.

Yor. petr. most humbly pray yor. Worps to take the pmisses
into yor. & Serious Consideracon & to order the Officers of
St. Martins parish aforesaid to receive & Keepe the Said
Child And to allow unto Yor. petr. for keeping the Said
Child Since January last as in yor. Worpll. wisedome
& Charity Shall be thought fitt.

£4 15s due the 14th
of Oct instant

John Gillett< no role >
Church warden
Stevin Diss< no role > This name instance is in set 1903. Overcer

And Yor. petr. Shall ever pray Etc

Henry Harris< no role > Overser

Peticon of John Graves< no role >
& his wife

churchwn: to attend p ack

Churchw: of St Martins to
Keep the child & to pay the
petr the monys due for
nursing the child unless
they can make itt appear
that the Child was not been
in their Pish; on Sat 10 o ck