To the Worshipful his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the county of
Middlesex in General Quarter Session of the Peace at the Session House on
Clerkenwell Green in the said County assembled

The humble Petition and Appeal of Matthew
Warton< no role > the Younger of the Hamlet of Ratcliff in
the County of Middlesex Surveyer

Sheweth

That Your Petitioner was on the 23d. Day of June
1797 rated or assessed for a Dwelling House and Premises situate
in Muds Court and on Alley called Beer's Rents in the Hamlet of
Ratcliff in the county of middlesex by the Commissioners acting
in and under a certain Act of Parliament passed in the 11th. Year
of his present Majesty Intituled "An Act for paving and regulating
"Rosemary Lane from the Parish of Saint Botolph Aldgate to cable
"Street also the said Cable Street the foot Path in Back Lane Part of the
"Precinct of Well close the Street Leading from Nightingale Lane to
"Ratcliff Cross Butcher Row and Brook Street And the several streets
"Lanes and Passages opening into the same and for removing all
"Obstructions and Annoyances there from and preventing the like for the
"future"

That your Petitioner humbly conceives that he is not liable
to be rated or assessed for the said Premises the same not being situate
within any of the Places particularly specified in the said Act and which
have been paved by virtue of or in pursuance thereof but on the contrary
the said court and Alley wherein the said Dwelling House and
Premises are situate have not been new paved under any Provision
of the said Act but remain as they were previous to passing the said
Act which exempts your Petitioner from any Rate or Assessment
whatsoever

Your Petitioner therefore humbly appeals to this
Court against the Assessment of the said Commissioners
and prays that your Worships will be pleased to
hear and determins the said Appeal

And your Petitioner will ever Pray Etc