To the Worpful Gent his Maties: Justices of
the peace upon the Bench at Hicks's Hall

The humble peticon of Charles Tomlinson< no role > of the Pish of St.
Giles Creeplegate in the County of Middx . Glover .

Humbly Sheweth

That yor Peticonr & is a poor aged man about sixty years
of age and by reason of age is become uncapable to get his
own livelyhood, much less to maintain his charge, having Six
Children to provide for, indeed as yet never have been charge
able to the Pish, but fears he must in a shorttime for he cannot
struggle with so great a Charge as he hath, and yet the Officers
of the parrish would being him to help to maintain the poor rotr
he is not in the least able to do, therefore your poor Peticonr
humbly beggs yor Worpps to take his distressed Condition into
your pious and prudent Considerations and be pleased to discharge
him from such an insupportable burthen

And in so doing yor poor
Peticonr shall ever pray [..]