To the Worpll: his Maties Justices of the Peace
for the County of
Middlesex
in Quarter Sessions Assembled
The Humble Peticon & Complaint of George Thompson< no role >
&
Elizabeth< no role >
his wife
late of the Parish of Acton
in the County
of Middx
Shew
That abt. the 14th. day March
1729
Wm. Bristow< no role >
&
Wm. Butteridge< no role >
Churchwardens
&
Roger Life< no role >
&
John Franklyn< no role >
Overseers of the
poor
of the Parish of Acton
in the County of Middlesex
having
Agreed with your Petrs: on behalfe of themselves & other the
Inhitants of the sd. Parish for the Maintenance of
Mary Ryall< no role >
then & now one of the Impotent poor of the said Parish of
Acton
and promised to pay Your Petrs: 2s: & 4d Pweek for so
long as your Petrs: shod keep the said Mary Ryall
That your Petrs: took the sd. Mary Ryall & Maintained her from
the 4th. day of Aprill
1730 for the Space of one Year & an halfe
& two weeks which at 2s:4d. P week Amounts to the Sume of Nine
pounds Six Shillings & Eight pence wch. now remains unpaid
That yor. Petrs: in the year 1731 Demanded the sd Sume of £9:6:8
of Mr. Wm. Stone< no role >
& Thomas Harrington< no role >
then Churchwardens and
off. Joseph Reed< no role >
& Thoms. Bromley< no role >
the then overseers of the poor
of the said parish who promised that the same shod. be justly
paid & discharged & for that purpose the Poors Rate was by the
Vestry Augmented for that year & the money Collected though
other ways applyed by the Churchwardens & overseers of the poor
and now they refuse to pay your Petrs.
Moses. Sierra< no role > This name instance is in a workspace.
Agt. for the Petrs.
Your Petrs. therefore Humbley Pray your Worps That the sd
Wm:
Bristow< no role >
Wm: Butteridge< no role >
Wm: Stone< no role >
&
Thoms. Harrington< no role >
& the
now Churchwardens & overseers of the poor of the sd Parish of
Acton
may by ordr. of this Court Psonally attend your Worps.
and Shew Cause if they can why the sd. Nine pounds Six Shillings
& Eight pence due for the Maintenance of the sd. Mary Ryall is
not payed & Why they now refuse to pay the same And that
the nor Churchwardens & overseers of the poor & Inhitants of
the said parish of acton
may be Compelled to pay the said
Sume of Nine pounds Six Shillings & Eight pence to your
Petrs. Or that your Worps will make Such other order for
your petrs. reliefe in the prmisses as to your worps Shall
Seem Meet
And your Petrs. Shall ever Pray Etc