To the Right Worshipful His Majesty's Justices
of the peace in and for the County of Middlesex at their
General Session of the Peace assembled

The Humble Petition and Appeal of the Church-Warden and
Overseers of the Hamlet of Ratliff within the Parish of Saint Dunstan
Stepney in the County of Middlesex

Sheweth

That by Virtue of an Order of Removal under the Hands and Seals
of two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace (one being of the Quorum) to wit John
Cox< no role > Esquire and John Machin< no role > Esquire acting in and for the City and Liberty
of Westminster in the County of Middlesex bearing Date the 31st. Day of January
one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Seven Mary Simors< no role > Singlewoman
was removed from the Parish of Saint Ann within the Liberty of Westminster
aforesaid and the said two last mentioned Justices of the Peace in and by the
said Oder of Removal adjudged the Place of the last legal Settlement
of the said Mary Simors to be in the Parish of Saint Dunstan Stepney
aforesaid

That Your Petitioner are advised and believe that the last legal
Settlement of the said Mary Simors< no role > is not in the Parish of Saint Dunstan
Stepney aforesaid as by the said Order is supposed and therefore they conceive
themselves to be aggrieved by the said Order and Determination of the
said two Justices and do humbly appeal to your Worships against the same

Your Petitioners therefore as will on the Part
and Behalf of themselves as of the Inhabitants and
Parishioners of the Hamlet of Ratliff within the Parish
of Saint Dunstan Stepney aforesaid do humbly pray
that the said Order may be quashed and that Your
Petitioners may be further and otherwise relieved in
the Premises as to Your Worships shall seem just and
meet.

And Your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc

Thos. Dykes< no role > Solr ; for the appellts.