To the Rgt: Worll her Maties Justices of the Peace for the
said County of Middx :

The humble Peticon of the prsent
Churchwardens Churchwarden Ebet
and the Inhitants of the hamlett
of Milend Old Town in this County

Sheweth

That yor Peticonrs (as their antient Custome is)
Unanimously mett on Easter Monday last in order
to choose parrish Officers for their he hamlett for this
prsent year and amongst the rest as next in Course
made choise of Robt Stephens< no role > a Substantiall house-
holder within the hamlett to be be prsented to the Justices
for their confirmacon as a fitt person to be Overseer of
the poore joyned with ye Churchwarden Elect of
their hamlett they never haveing but one Except last
year when Three were impossed on them without
then Knowledge

That Charles Reeves< no role > who gott himselfe confirmed
an Overseer of the poore for the last year of their he
hamlett on the very day of theirOldTown Meeting &
without any Direction of the Inhitants pretented a
Warrts: to Mr Justice Smith wherein Mr Wm Orton< no role > & Mr
Robt Nicolas< no role > were mentioned to be joyned with ye Church [..]
warden [..] two men never in Nominaconed to be Overseer
of the Poore for this prsent Year and desired the le Justice
to Signe the le Warrt: Insinuating twos the Consent of ye
Inhitants, which warrts was Signed and kept 4 dayes
from yer Petrs before they had notice of it and before
they had notice they had prsented these Mr Stephens to ye
Justices to be confirmed

That yor Peticoners sd appeale agts: these first
order and hope they Shall not have So great an Officer
imposes them by one Single person which with be of
Ill consequence

Scrip of
R Boreman

And humbly prases thees first ord [..]
may be [..]
And [..]