To the Worshipfull his Majestys Justices of
the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their
General Quarter Sessions Assembled.

The Humble Petition and Appeal of William
Sayer< no role > George Greaves< no role > & Thomas Turton< no role > and Robert [..]

Sheweth

That Your Petitioners together with Robert Ballet< no role > were Nominated or Appointed
Scavengers of the Parish of Saint James Clerkenwell in the
said County by Thomas Robe< no role > and William Booth< no role > Esqr two of his
Majestys Justices of the Peace for the said County by their Warrt.
or Order bearing date the 22 day of April last but which was not
Served on Your Petitioners till the 29th. of the said Month of April
so that the last General Quarter Sessions intervened between
the date and Service of the said Warrant or Order, And the said Warrt.
or Order was made (as Your Petitioners are informed) not at any Petty
Sessions within the division in which the said parish doth lye & whereat
Officers are usually appointed and to which the list made by the Parish-
-ioners was returned But by the said two Justices seperately each
at his own house-That neither of Your Petitioners was at the date
or Service of the said Warrant or Order or now is atradesman Living
in the said Parish of Saint James Clerkenwell but do all of them reside
in the Parish of Saint John Clerkenwell

Wherefore and for diverse other Causes your
Petitioners do humbly Appeal to Your
Worships from the said Warrant or Order and
pray to be releived against the same as to Your
Worships shall seem meet, and that a day
may be Appointed for hearing this Appeal
and that Thomas Ancel< no role > who is Vestry Clerk
of the Parish of Saint James Clerkenwell and
who served the said Warrant may Attend and
be Examined touching the same.

And Your Petitioners shall Ever Pray [..]

Tho: Turton< no role >
Wm Sayer< no role >

George Greaves< no role >