To the right Worshipfull His Maties Justices of the Peace assembled
at the QuarterSessions held at Hicks'sHall for the County of
Middlesex ,

The humble Peticon of William Walker< no role > , Late one of
the Scavengers of the Parish of St. Matins in the
Feilds in the City of Westmister ,

Sheweth,

That upon a Former Peticon addressed unto Yor. Worships by Your
Peticoner in February 1698. Settingforth his Disbursement of the Sum
of above Seven Pounds more than the Monies, which he collected in the
time of his Scavengership for SpurAlleyward in the abovesaid Parish
did amount unto, & Praying Yor. Worships Relief themupon, you will
then pleased to Reserr [..] by Order of Court his said Peticon to His Maties Justices
of the Peace for the abovesaid County meeting at the next PettySessions
in the Vestryhouse of the abovesaid Paish of St. Martin's , to Pamine
the Truth of the Same, & to make Order therein for Yor Peticoner's Relief:

That Yor. Petr. thereupon addressed himself by Sundry Peticons unto the
Said Justices duly at the Several PettySessions their since following, and
proved by their Order not only his former Accompt, but also a Later one
for the year 1697. Both which Accopts, together with his incident Costs
& Charges in the execution of the Office of Scavenger by him in the years
aforesaid, amount unto about Eighteen Pounds, or upwards; as may
appear by the Books signed by the respective Burgesses,which are made
to be by him produced:

But now forasmuch as that he hath not been able to obtain
from the said Justices he this to any manner of Relief for the no-
imbursement of the abovesaid Sums [..] ppeneded by him, not with-
standing Yor Worship's abovesaid Order, & another made by You at
the QuarterSessions hold on the Fourth day of January in the
Ninth year of His Maties Reign; That, upon the respectives Sca-
vengers paying the Rat [..] Accompt's then Peticoned for by him
the said Scavengers Should be allowed the said Sums, which [..]
to be deducted out of their Receipts upon on their makingup their
Accompts with the Paish; and, if such Receipts should prove de-
ficient [..] ,and Additional Rate should be made for the Scavengers
Reimbursement:

Your poor Peticoner these [..] most humbly Prays
Yor Worships to be pleased to take the Premisses now into
serious Consideration, together with the length of Tim [..]
which he hath been out of his Mony; aswell as his loss of
Time in his Calling to look aster the Recovery then of to
the great Imporishment of himself & Family; & there-
upon to make such final Order for his Relief; that other
Persons may not tuwaster be discouraged from serving
the Publick by the Example of his Sufferings for the Sample

And Yor. Petr. shall ever Pray, Etc