To the Rt: Worshipfull his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County
of Middx in their Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled

The Humble Peticon and appeal of the Rt: Honble:Countess
Dowager of Coventry Sr. Robert Raymond< no role > Knt : his Majestys Attorny
Genll : Sr. Philip York< no role > Knt : his Majtys. Sollr. Genll : Sr. Walter Young< no role >
Bart : Dame Judith Shirley< no role > widdow James Harrison< no role > Esqr : Dame Ann
Tipping< no role > widdow Richard Peirson< no role > William Kinaston< no role > Joseph Hackshaw< no role >
Esqrs . Dame Frances Oxenden< no role > widdow Christopher Spicer< no role > Jo
Harding< no role > Henry Long< no role > Charles Downing< no role > Elihu Trenchfield< no role > John
Lethieulier< no role > George Gregory< no role > William Harvey< no role > John Wood< no role > Esqrs : Dame
Elizabeth Hare< no role > widdow Sr. James Brooks< no role > Baront : Edward
Goldesborough< no role > Esqr . Sr . Wm Dodwell< no role > John Ward< no role > Esqr ; James
Lightbourn< no role > Esqr . Henry Halsey< no role > James Bush< no role > Joseph Smith< no role > Esqrs : Ann
Crisp< no role > Widdow & divers other Intitants of that part of the parish of
St Andrew holborne which lyeth in the Libty above the Barrs in
the County of Middx (vizt.) Sr. John Thornicroft< no role > Bart : Etc

Sheweth

That your Peticoners abovenamed Did appeal at the
last Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace held by Adjournment
at Hickshall for the sd. County of Middx against the me quality and
illegality of the rate or assessment made for the releife of the Poor
in that part of the parish of St. Andrew holborne which lyeth in
the Liberty above the barrs in the said County. When upon a
full hearing of the said Appeal and of what was insisted on of
both sides by Counll: the said rate or assessment was quashed
and vacated being unequal and unjust and as new rate ordered to
be made according to Law instead of which the Present Overseers
have in defrance and contempt of this Worshipfull Court proceeded
to make a now rate in the same unequal and illegall manner
as before without having any regard to the Ordr. of Court

Your Peticoners conceiving themselves aggrieved by the Sd:
new rate or assessment made as aforesaid Pray to be
releived in teh Premisses as to your Worships shall seem
meet Thos some of your Peticonrs. have paid the said Rate
in comiseration of the Poor hope They Shall not be exchided
the benefit of this Appeal with the rest of your Peticonrs
who have not paid the same

And Your Peticoners shall Pray Etc.