To the Right Worppfull his Majties: Justices of
the Peace for the Citty & Liberty of Westminster
Assembled at their Generall Quarter Sessions

The humble Petition and Appeal of William
Marple of the parish of St: James within the said Liberty
of Westminster Victualler

Sheweth

That yor Petr: together with Martin Ke [..] James Redhead< no role > Thomas Whitehead< no role > Robert
Hayes Robert Lane< no role > John Hyron< no role > and Robert Holmes< no role > Inhabitants of the said Parish were
by Warrant under the hands and Seals of John Tully< no role > and John Ellis< no role > Esqrs : Justices of the
Peace for the said Citty and Liberty appointed Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of St:
James Westmr: for the Year 1715 and John Gregson< no role > and Richard Dee< no role > were then
also Appointed Church Wardens of the said Parish & Joynt Overseers.

That for the more Easy Gathering in the Mony by the said Overseers from the
Inhabitants of the said Parish, the same Parish is divided into four Wards or districts
in Each of which Wards, two Overseers are Appointed to Collect and Keep One Book of
the Money received in Such Ward and Such Overseers generally Use to Pass their Accounts
before two or more Justices in the Vestry of the said Parish Monthly

That Yor: Petr: and the said Martin Keiton< no role > were appointed to Collect in that Ward
called the Pall Mall Ward in the said Parish

That the whole Accounts of all the said [..] were laid before the Right Honble
the Lord William Pawlett< no role > Sr: Edmund Prideaux< no role > Bart . The Honoble: Thomas Onslow< no role > Esqr.
John Wilson< no role > Esqr : and Charles Medlicott< no role > Esqr : Justices of the Peace for the said Citty and
Liberty & Inhabitants in and near the said Parish in Order for them or any two or three
of them to Audit and Pass the same.

That the Rt: Honble: Lord Wm: Parolett< no role > the said John Wilson< no role > & Charles Medlicott< no role > proceeded
to Inspect yor: Petrs: and the other Overseers Accounts and notwithstanding it appeared to them
that the said Petr: and the other Overseers were in Disburse for the Maintaining the Poor of
of the said Parish in their said Office of Overseers above Eight hundred Pounds beyond
their Receipts They without Allowing of the Same by their Warrant under their hands
and Seals Dated the 21st: day of January 1716 Did Order Yor: Petr: to be Committed into the
Custody of the Goaler of Newgate untill Seventy two pounds alledged to be in yor: Petrs:
hands should be paid to the then present Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish and
thereupon by Colour thereof Yor: Petr. was by Order of the said Justices taken into
Custody of a Constable and kept a Prisoner till he paid Forty pounds and Gave Bond
to the said Richard Dee< no role > for the payment of Thirty two Pounds All which
Proceedings of the said Justices are illegall and yor: Petr: much Aggreived thereby

Wherefore Yor: Petr: Humbly Appeals therefrom to the Judgment of
this Honoble: Bench and humbly Prays that the same may be Sett aside and
Yor: Petr: be Releived therein according to Law and Justice.

And Yor. Petr: Shall Ever Pray Etc:

William Marple< no role >