To the Rt. Worshippfull [..]
the Bench of Justices sitting [..]
Hicks's-hall .

The Humble Petor: of
Joane Palmer< no role > an a [..]
poor widow

Humbly sheweth that yr. petnr. has of la [..]
pention from the parish of St. Giles [..]
fields in wch. parish she has lived [..]
fifty years, without being the least [..]
or charge to the said parish till age [..]
-firmity put her under a necessity of ma [..]
application thereunto: but the overseers
taken my pention from me [..]
-tance, because I doe not near [..]
it please yr. Lords [..]
I was told by a person [..]
a body upon wch. I made a so [..]
would never wear a badg the [..]
conscience suke & my oath I [..]
yr. worships you will be pleased to
me a pention without a badge, I be [..]
eighty one years old, very weak [..]
able to doe any thing for my support
not subsist without a maintenance
the parish, wch. I hope yr. worships
pleased to consider, and

I as in duty bound shall
ever pray Etc