To the Right Honoble: the Bench of Justices
Sitting at
Hicks's Hall
in ye County of Middx
The Humble Petition of William Wheath< no role >
Late Churchwarden
of the Hamlet of
Lyme house
in the Pish of Stepney
in ye County of Middx
.
for the year 1703:
Humbly Sheweth:
That yor: petr: in his Said Churchwardenship Expended and Laid
out for the Releife of ye poore of the abovesaid Hamlet of
Lyme house
more than he Receiv'd the Sum of Seventy five
pounds, four Shillings & three pence three farthings, as appeares
by his Accots: Audited, by the Gentlemen of ye Sd. Hamlet &
Allowed of and Confirmed by two of her Mats. Justices of ye
this County which said Sum is Still unpaid
Yor. petr: therefore humbly prays ye:
Honoble: Bench to Give him an order
for the prsent Churchwarden and Ovrseers
of the poore of the Said Hamlet to
Reimburst him his Said money out of
pocket as in yor: Wisdoms shall seem
meete
And yor: petr: Shall evr
pray Etc
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