To the Right Worpll his Maties Justices
of the place for the County of Middlx now
Assembled in their Genall Quarter Sessions
of the peace at Hicks Hall in and for
the said County.

The humble petcion and Appeale of William Collier< no role > , Joseph Birch< no role >
Richard Claridge< no role > , William Sharp< no role > , David Minnell< no role > , James Chawell< no role >
and John Pither< no role > Inhabitants of the parish of St James Clerkenwell
in the County of Middlx on behalf of themselves and others Inhabitants
of the said parish

Sheweth.

That being credibly Inform'd That John Fuller< no role > and Benjamin Hilton< no role > Esqrs . two of his Maties Justices of the
peace for the said County Inhabiting in and near the said parish of St. James Clerkenwell
did by an Order under their hands dated the Twenty third day of Aprill 1715 . require
Mr Tobias Gibson< no role > , Mr Ralph Kingston< no role > Churchwardens And Mr John Hocker< no role > , Mr
Thomas Bennett< no role > , Anthony Best< no role > and John Walpoole< no role > Overseers of the poor of the said
parish of St. James Clerkenwell within four days after the end of their Year and
after other Overseers were nominated in their room to make and yeild up unto
them a true and perfect Accompt of all Sumes of money by them received or
rated and sessed, And not received and also of Such stock as should be in their hands
[..] or in the hands of any of the poor to work and of all other things concerning their
Said Office which Accompt they have refused to make to the said Justices, but
instead thereof have procured their Accompts to be passed and allowed by Lawrence
Sant Lo< no role > and Jeffery - Saunders< no role > Esqrs . two of his Maties Justices of the peace for the
said County who do not live near the Said parish of St. James Clerkenwell and
who (as Your petrs. & Appellants have been credibly informed) have owned that
they were Surprised in the Allowing the said Accompts and did not look or inspect
into the same before they Signed the Allowance thereof and have Since erased or
Obliterated their Names. from the said Allowance of the Accounts of the said
Churchwardens & Ovrseers of the poor or some or one of them.

Wherefore your petrs. & Appellants humbly
conceive themselves Aggreived in the prmisses
And pray Such Releif therein as to this Court
shall seem meet.

And yor. petrs. Appellts. shall ever pray Etc

William Paull< no role >
John Winsmore< no role >
Jeremie Gasnet< no role >

William Collier< no role >
Joseph Birch< no role >
Richard Claridge< no role >
William Sharpe< no role >
David Minnet< no role >
John Pither< no role >
Hen Sheldon< no role >