[..] One Jo [..] er [..] ld four other [..] ed Overseers the [..]
[..] Andrews [..] the year One Tr [..] and Five:

That the and Hurst tooke [..] him the place of a Pay ma [..] oor & did receive of his bre [..] the then Overseers Several are [..]
[..] money for and towards the maintenance of the poor and did [..] of money of several persons upon the Account of Keeping [..] ard [..]
and did also take Several Security bonds for bastard Children [..] rivity or Consent of the then Churchwarden & most of his bretheren
Securities he now keeps & refuses to deliver the same to the Sucreed [..] rs (tho they have ofter requested the Same of him) in order to have the [..]
and Laid up with the rest of the Writeings belonging to the sa [..] ty and Parish:

That the poores rate likewise for the said year for the said Libe [..] nted to about the Sume of Nine Hundred Seventy two Pounds & the said [..]
paid no more then Eleaven months to the Poor (which was less by a [..] h then any of his Predecessors said:.

That the presenr Overseers haveing greatt Occassions for mon [..] the maintenance of the poor & for the payments of Several other Grea [..]
Sums by vertue of Several Orders from this Court some of [..] plyed to yoru Petrs. & desired your Peter: to inspect the sd. Hursts Accounts in order [..]
for ye same to be reported confirmed & allowed by the Justices att Petty Session [..] that the money which remains in their hands might be paid to them:

That your Petrs: being well satisfyed there is a greatt Sume of money the hands of the said Hurst thought it adviseable before any new rate should be [..]
made on them to inspect their Accounts in order to report the same to the Sessions & accordingly gave notice in writing to every Overseer as also to ta [..]
said Mr. Hurst to bring their bookes and Vouchers to be inspected att Biges Coffee house in Holbourne on Tuesday the eigth of this instant October [..]
most of your Petrs. attended as also a greatt mary of the Antient Inhabitants that all of them did appear (Except the said Hurst) & did give an [..]
account of their Colleccons out of the poores Bookes & did charge the said Hurst with greatt Sums of money that Severall Messingers went to the s [..]
Hursts house & acquainted him that your Petrs: as also his brethe [..] Overseers staid for him but he did not think fitt to appear that day:

That your Petrs: thought it proper to give him a farther day (t [..] ight pretend nor excuse) & sent him notice in writing to the same purp [..]
to meet them at Biggs Coffee house aforesaid on Thursday th [..] of October following where most of your Petrs: together with Several othe [..]
mett On purpose & staid the whole morning & sent divers [..] singers to him to Come but he did not then think fitt to attend (the [..]
the day before he promised he would to One of your Peticonr.

Wherefore [..] humbly pray that this Court will Compell the said Hurst as also [..]
Partners to lay [..] unto & Vouchers & also all such Security bonds and Indentures [..]
Some of [..] ent Inhabitants within ten [..] id liberty as to your Worships [..]
[..] to make [..] that [..]
[..] to the [..]
[..] urities as re [..] their [..] for the proper Officer to be Sa [..]
Kept for the [..] nefitt of the said Parish and of [..] Serty:

And Your Petitioners Shall ever pray Etc:

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Henry Anger< no role >
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Tho Clarke< no role >
Will: Coward< no role >
[..] er Lewin
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Will Gill< no role >

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Geo: Simpson< no role >
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Lionell Hurlock< no role >
John Bone< no role >
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Richd Barwell< no role >
Ge [..]