To Ye Rgt: Worspll: his Maties Justices of Ye Peace for ye County of Middx

The humble Peticoner & Appeale of Thomas Hawkins< no role >
of ye Parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch in ye. sd County
Labourer

Sheweth

That Your Peticoner is rated Thirteen pence P: Quarter to gr rate
made for ye releife of ye poor of ye sd Pish & by reason of his
Low Condicon he is altogether unable pay ye Same or any
thing to ye sd rate he haveinge nothinge but this hard Labour
whereby to maintaine him Selfe & his aged wife what is very
went & Infirm & that he is onely a Labourer to a Bricklayer
& often out of business

Your Peticoner therefore humbly prayes Your Worsps
with be pleased to grant him an order of this Honable
Court that he may be discharged from payinge to ye. Sd
rate; Cor otherwise as to Your Worsps Shall Seem meet

And your Peticoner Shall ever pray

Tho: Hawkins< no role >

Middx ss

Pursuant to ye: Order of Pe General Quarter Sessions of ye Pe wth. in Written
We whose names are here unto Subscribed Two of his Maties Justices of ye Peace in
ye sd. Order named haveinge taken upon as ye examinacon of ye appeale &
Comptt of ye Peticoner Thomas Hawkins< no role > above named; ye Churchwardens
Over seers of ye poor & divers others of ye cheife Inhitants of ye Pish of St.
Leonard Shoreditch in this County being present and upon heareing of all partys & duely
Consideringe ye Peticoners Comptt as alsoe ye reasons given & allegatons made by
ye. sd Churchwardens Over Seers of ye. poor & other Inhitants; We report our
Oppinius to this Honable Court That ye. sd Thomas Howkins< no role > by reason of his
poverty ought to be discharged from payinge to any Rate or Tax made for ye
releife ye poor of ye sd Pish it appeareinge unto as that he is only a Labourer
to Brick Layers , & often out of Busieness: & hath nothinge but his hard Labour
when he Angett work to maintaine him selfe & his wife whoe is very Weak &
Infirmes; Given under our hands this 24: day of September ano Dom 1717 :

Alex: Pitfeild< no role >
Sam Benson< no role >