To the Worshipsfull his Majties: Justices of the Peace
Now Sitting at Hickes hall in St. John Street

The humble Petition And Appeale of John
Carpenter< no role > of the Parish of St Botolph
without Aldgate Aged Seaventy Odd

Sheweth

That Yor Petr: is very poor, and hath ten
Children; And renting a Small Tenement in the Said
Parish at Nine pounds P Ann, gave Security to
the parish to Indemprifye them from all
Manner of Charge that might Accrew thro him
or his Children: Yet notwithstanding Such his
great Charge the Churchwardens & Overseers
threatened to Seize his Goods for ye poor: Rate
Whereupon he petitioning this Worshll: Bench
Obteined a Punctuall Order on ye 5th day of July
in the Thirteenth years of her late Majtie: Queene
Annes Reigne : Expressly Chargeing that yor: Petr
Should be Absolutely dicharged of and from the
payment of the Moneys assessed on him (wth: Order
is ready to produce) Never the lesse the [..]
Churchwardens and Overseers of the Said Parish of
St. Botolph without Aldgate hath Seized upon
the Goods of yor Antient Petr: to his great wine
and unspeakeable Damage: And As he humbly
Conceives hath made Sale thereof:

Humbly Prays therefore yt yor Worstmr would
be pleased to Order and Appoint a Certeine
day in this Sessions for the Said Churchwardns
and Overseers to Appeare and Shew cause why
yor poor Petr Should not be releived in Sd prmisses

John Carpenter< no role >

And he Shall ever Pray Etc