To the Rt Worshippfull her Matys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
Assembled at the Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace held for the said County.

The humble peticon and Appeal of the Severall persons Whose
Names are here unto Subscribed Inhabitants of the Parish of
st Giles without Cripplegate in the County of Midds [..]
on behalfe of themselves and Divers other Inhabitants of the
same Parish

Sheweth
That Since Easter last Three severall rates have been made for the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish,

That the persons who made the Said Rates presend the same are Discretionary and not made after the
manner of a pound Rate,

That your Petitrs are Advised and Doe humbly Insist that all the said Rates are very Unequall and unjust,
For that Severall Inhabitants and Occupiers of Lands and Tenements within the said Parish of a very
Considerable yearly Vallue And alsoe the Occupiers of the Lither within the same Parish likewise of a
Considerable yearly value are not Assessed in the Said Rates or any of them towards the Relief of the
poor of the said parish, But are totally Omitted and left out of the same; And alsoe ffor that your petites: &
Severall other Inhabitants & Occupiers of lands & Tenements within the said parish are Over assessed
in the said severall Rates proportion to the Yearly rents of what Lands or Tenements they hold in the same
parish, and according to such Assessments are Liable to pay above Eleaven Shillings in the Pound (haveing
respect to the Yearly Rents of such Lands or Tenements) And alsoe For that Divers other Inhabitants.
& Occupiers of Lands & tenemls. within the said parish are not Assessed in the said Rated or any of them Soe much
as they ought to be,

Wherefore your petitrs: are advised and doe humbly insist that all the said rates are very unequall Unjust and
oppressive, And that your petitrs: & Divers other Inhabits of the said Parish are aggrieved thereby, and Your Petitrs:
therefore Doe appeal against the same to this Court

And that humbly pray that all the said Three Rates may be Vacated & sett aside, And that yor Petitrs: may
be Relieved in the premises, And that this Court would be pleased (in regard the poor of the sd
parish are very Numerous & stand in need of speedy relief) to Order ye Churchwdns & overseers of the
poor of the said parish forthwith to make a new rate or rates upon every [..] Inhabitant, Parson
vicar & Every Occupier of Lands houses Tither imppriate & Tenements wth in the sd Parish for the
Relief of the poor of the same parish As the law in such case Directs,

[..] John Mellor< no role > Daniel Ware< no role >
Thomas Turner< no role > [..] John Morley< no role >
John Ham< no role > [..] Thomas Barnes< no role > }
Thomas [..] And yor Petitrs: shall ever Prayer
Robt [..] Tho: [..]
Thomas Benet< no role > [..]