To ye: Rgt: Worspll: his Maties: Justices of ye. peace for ye. County of Middx :

The humble peticon & Appeale of Anne Burton< no role >
of ye. parish of St: Leonard Shoreditch . in ye. Sd.
County Widow , & Cow Keeper

Sheweth

That your peticoner: is rated ye. Sume of [..] Six pounds Ten Shillings 6d:
in Two Severall Rates made for ye. releife & maintainance of ye.
poor of ye. parish of St. John Hackney in ye. Sd. County; for
Severall Lands, which She now rents & holds in ye. Some Pish
and that by reason of ye. great Loss of Cattell which she
Lately Sustained; & ye. great Decay of her Imploymt: & business
she not haveinge a Sufficient Stock where wth. to manage ye. Sd.
Land; she is thereby become unable to pay Soe great a Sume of
Money to ye. Sd Rates;

Your peticoner therefore humbly prayes Your Worsps.
will be pleased to grants an Order of this Honable:
Court; That she may be eased & abated in ye. Sd Rates,
as to Your Worsps Shall Seem meet.

And Your peticonr: Shall ever pray Etc: