To the Honerable bench of Justises for the County of Midelsex
the humble petion of Ephraham Camp< no role >
humbly Sheweth

That youer honers petioner Renting a Smalle house
in the Parish of Criplegate being a Laboveing man
haveing Six Small Chilldern and Likewise Keeps three
Small Childern that are fatherless from being
Curding Some to the Saide parish yet not withstanding the
Saide parish aseseth him to pay the poors Rate which is
Very hard upon him to doe and unReasonable upon
upon the Concedoration of his keeping the Said Childern
from the Saide parish to which they beLong ther Mother
being a poor Widdow not able to maintaine them but
may it please youer honers if he must be Constraned
to pay to the poor the Said Childern must be last
upon the parish for he is not able to pay to the
poor and allso to maintane them which ontherways
he is willing to keep them from the parish for ther
finds Saik as being Something ReLated he therefore most
humbly Cranes that youer honers will be pleased to
Remit the Said tax and as in all humble duty
bound he will with gratetned ever pray most
thankfully

Ephraham
Camp< no role > .