To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in General Quarter Session of the Peace for the said County assembled The humble Petition and Complaint of Joshua Perkin of Paul Street Worship Street in the Parish of Saint Luke in the County of Middlesex Surveyor Sheweth and Complains That at the General Quarter Session of the Peace held mans for the County of Middlesex at the Session House for the said County (by adjournment) on Thursday the twenty fifth day of October in the twenty eighth Year of the reign of his present Majesty King George the Third John Jagger was by his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said County in the said Session assembled in pursuance of An Act of Parliament made and passed in the fourteenth Year of His present Majesty's Reign Entitled An Act for the "further and better regulation of Buildings and party walls and for...
year: 1793
word count: 3376
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Court of Middlesex in their General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled The Petition and Appeal of the Several Inhabitants Owners and Occupiers of Lands Tenements and Hereditaments within the parish of Ealing in the said County who were assessed to and have paid the poor Rate of the said parish for the year ending at or about Easter now last past whose names are hereunto subscribed on behalf of themselves and other Inhabitants of the said parish Sheweth That John Andrews and Joseph Druce House holders and Inhabitants of the said parish who served the Office of Overseers of the Poor of the said parish for the year ending at or about Easter last did during the Continuance of their said Office by Virtue of two several rates made for the relief and Maintenance of the poor of the said parish and otherwise by Virtue of their...
year: 1791
word count: 2148
To the Justices of our Lord the King Assigned to keep the Kings Peace in and for the County of Middlesex and also to hear and Determine divers Felonies Trespasses and other misdeeds Committed within the said County at their General Quarter Sessions of the Peace now held for the said County The Humble Petition of Mary Leader Widow Sheweth That in and by a certain Act of Parliament made in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of His present Majesty Entitled An Act for Paving Wapping Street in the County of Middlesex and the Several Streets and Passages leading into the same and for removing all Encroachments and Obstruct as therefrom and preventing the like for the future and for Opening a Passages [...] Hermitage Street into Nightingale Lane, and passing such passage and for [...] East side of Nightingale Lane, It is (amongst other Things) Enacted That from and after the second Monday Monday...
year: 1772
word count: 2050
To Sir John Hawkins Knight Chairman and the rest of [...] his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their general Quarter Session Assembled The Humble Petition and Appeal of Barwell Brown Esquire Sheweth That by a certain Rate or Assessment made by the the Churchwardens and overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Saint Clement Danes in the County of Middlesex on the Inhabitants and Occupiers of Houses Shops Warehouses Chambers Lands Tenements and other Premises of the Parish of Saint Clement Danes in the Liberty of Westminster and County of Middlesex on or about the 18th. Day of October 1774. for one Quarter of a year beginning the 24th. Day of June 1771. and ending the 29th. of September following for the Necessary Relief of the Came impolent blind and other Poor of the said Parish your Petitioner is rated and assessed in the Sum of 16s. and 8d. for his Chambers...
year: 1777
word count: 1956
To the Justices of the Peace in the General Sessions Assembled in and for the County of Middlesex The humble Petition of John Dobey of Holborn London Haberdasher Sheweth That by an Act of Parliament of the 11th. of King Geo: 1st. Chap: 28th. It is Enacted That from and after the 24th. June 1725 all Psons who should Erect or build any house or houses upon any old or new foundation or Foundations in any Place or Places in and about the Cities of London and Westminster or any Parish or Place Comprised within the Weekly Bills of Mortality or within the Parish of Saint Marylebone and Paddington or within the Parishes of Chelsea or Saint Pancras or either of them in the County of Middlesex (Except houses on London Bridge and on the River of Thames below Bridge) and who shall think it Necessary to Pull down such Partition wall between such house and the next adjoining house shall (in Case...
year: 1770
word count: 1877
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled. The Petition and Appeal of William Miles of the Hamlet of Pinner in the said County Esquire. Sheweth That by virtue of a Rate or Assessment made for the relief of the Poor of the said Hamlet and for other Purposes mentioned in the several Acts of Parliament relating to the Poor on or about the ninth day of March last past and allowed by two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said County and afterwards Published in the Church of the said Hamlet your Petitioner is charged in and by such Rate or Assessment with a large and excessive Sum of Money for the purposes aforesaid and much more than according to the real Value of his Rateable Property within the said Hamlet he should be charged at and also much more in Proportion to such Value than...
year: 1791
word count: 1856
To the worihife full his Majertys Justices of the Peace of the County of Middlesex in Sosion assembled The humble petition and appeal of Thomas Simpkin of the Parish of saint Luke chelsea in the County of Middlesex Butcher Shows that at a mooking of the Parisscoures of the said Parish of Saint Luke chelsea in very apenabled upon the 22 day of May 1795 at was agrecd that for the purkere of lsinging about an equaliy askion of the Pody Rate of the said Perick a committed of sis porsons should be reusinated and accrdingly sis persons paritciones of the said Parish were nonisinated and Lauds within the said Parish that at a meeting of the said Commuttee held in the vertry Room of the said Parish upon the 9th. day of June soleewing they came to and sabseribed the following they olitous as a guide the their conduct and which they accordingly puresued in making the said asiesment to wit First...
year: 1796
word count: 1751
To the Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex The Humble Petition and Complaint of John Gee Sheweth That on or about the fifty day of May 1789 Your Petitioner was bound an Apprentice to Deodatus Bye of the Parish of Saint John Clerkenwell Printer for the Term of Seven Years to learn the Art and Mystery of a Printer And that a Premium of Fifty pounds was paid with your Petitioner for that purpose and the said Deodatus Bye did by the Indenture of Apprenticeship thereupon Executed Covenant and Engage to teach and Instruct or Cause to be Taught and Instructed your Petitioner in such Act and to find Your Petitioner sufficient necessaries during such Apprenticeship as by the said Indenture which with the Counterpart thereof in now in this Possesion or Power of the said Deodatus Bye will when produced appear That it is a Matter as your Petitioner Submitts generally known and...
year: 1793
word count: 1636
To The Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex. The humble Petition of James Francis of Clapham in the County of Surrey Stone Mason Sheweth That by an Act of Parliament made and passed in the Thirty first Year of his present Majesty's Reign Entitled "An Act for building a New Common Gaol and Session "House with accommodations thereto for the County of King and for disposing of the "Present County Gaol and the Ground the file belonging" It is amongst other thing certain as follows that is to say. That if any person shall think himself is herself aggrieved by any thing done in pursuance of this Act and for which in particular method of relief has been already appointed, such Person may appeal to the Justices of the Peace at any General Quarter Session of the Peace to be held for the County of Middlesex within Six Calender Months after the cause of...
year: 1799
word count: 1493
To the Right Honourable Sir Crisp Gascoigne Knight Lord Mayor of the City of London, and the Aldermen of the same City. The humble Petition of the several Journeymen Taylor and Staymakers within the said City. Humbly Sheweth That your Petitioners preferred their Petition at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Guildhall in and for the said City of London in October 1751 Before the then Right Honourable Francis Cokayne Esquire then Lord Mayor of the said City and the Aldermen of the same City Setting forth That by an Act of Parliament made in the Seventh year of the Reign of King George the first for regulating the Journeymen Taylor within the Weekly Bills of Mortality It is amongst other things Enacted that the hours of Work for all Journeyman Taylor Servants and Apprentices to Taylors and other Person employed or to be employed or [...] in making up Men's or Women's Clothes...
year: 1753
word count: 1462
To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in General Quarter Session of the Peace for the said County assembled The Humble Petition and Appeal of Joseph Cooper, Thomas Crook and George Cloak Inhabitants of the Parish of Chiswick in the County of Middlesex Sheweth That by a Rate or Assessment made for the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish of Chiswick and for other Purposes on the Fifteenth day of December 1797 and allowed by John Hatchett and William Carr Esquires two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said County (one whereof being of the Quorum) the twenty ninth day of the same December Entitled as appears in the Copy of such Rate or Assessment lately delivered to your Petitioners "A Rate or Assessment for the necessary "Relief of the Poor and for other Purposes in the several Acts of Parliament mentioned "relating to the...
year: 1798
word count: 1433
To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their General Session of the Peace assembled The Humble Petition and Appeal of Henry Samuel Eyre Esquire. Sheweth That your Petition is the Owner of a certain Farm called Saint John's Wood Farm in the Parish of Saint Mary le bone in the County of Middlesex which in the year One thousand seven hundred and ninety six was let to one William Kightley who continued in possession thereof until the nine of his death which happened in or about September One thousand seven hundred and ninety seven and some time afterwards his Executrix gave up the said Farm to your Petitioner who has ever since held the same in his own Hands. That in the year One thousand seven hundred and ninety seven the Poor send Highway Rates for the said Parish of Saint Mary le bone for the said Farm amounted together to the Sum of Seventeen...
year: 1799
word count: 1430
To the Right Worshipful the Chairman and other Magistrates in Court of Session assembled The Petition of David Sands of Pall Mall in the County of Middlesex Gentleman. Most humbly Sheweth That your petitioner [---] was possessed of certain Leasehold premises in Great Russell Street Bloomsbury in the parish of Saint Giles in the fields in the County of Middlesex That your Petitioner in or about the month of April last past conceiving it necessary to make several alterations reparations and amendments in and upon the said buildings and herein before described premises did employ and direct James Mams of Kensington Gravel pitts in the said County Bricklayer and others to do and perform the same. That John Hale of Charlotte Street in the parish of Pancras in the County of Middlesex is the Surveyor regularly appointed for the District wherein the said buildings and Premises are situate...
year: 1799
word count: 1407
To the Worshipful Sir John Hawkins Knight And the res [...] his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in the General Session of the Peace Assembled The Humble Petition of Thomas Bawdwen of Hope Street [...] the Parish of Christ Church in the County of Middlesex aforesaid Gen [...] William Harrison of Dorset Street in the Same Parish [---] Baker wall [...] Ferguson of Lamb Street in the same Parish Victualler William Wa [...] of Wheeler Street in the Same Parish Carpenter Thomas Marflet of [...] Pater Noster Row in the Same Parish Butcher and of Benjamin Hill Montague Street in the Same Parish Tallow Chandler. Sheweth. That by an Act of Parliament made and Passed in the fourteenth [...] Year of the Reign of his Present Majesty King George the third Entitled An Act for the " [...] further and better Regulation of Buildings and Party Walls And for the more "Effectually...
year: 1775
word count: 1397
To the Right Honourable Sir. William Stewart Knight. Lord Mayor of the City of London and to the Rest of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace at their General Quarter Sessions Assembled. The Humble Petition of George Fosesck William Spinnage Thomas Emerton and Francis Nichols. Sheweth That Sir. Edward Becher Knight. Alderman of the Ward of Bishopsgate in the said City by a Warrant dated the fifteenth day of April 1721 Appointed your Petitioners (together with the Churchwardens of the parish of St. Botolph Bishopsgate in the said City and Ward) Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish for the Year then ensuing and in Pursuance thereof your Petitioners and the said Churchwardens on the twenty ninth day of the same Month made and signed a Rate for the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish according to the Statute in that case made and provided and the said Sir. Edward Becher being applied...
year: 1722
word count: 1325
To the Worshipful the Justices of the peace for the County of Middlesex in their General Sessions of the Peace Assembled at Hicks Hall in Saint John Street in and for the said County The Humble Petition of William Johnston (lately bound Apprentice into John Gibson of the parish of Saint Clements Danne in the said County Hosier) and of James Johnson of Beau Buildings [...] in the Strand in the said County Taylor for and on [...] behalf of himself and William Fead of London Gentleman Sheweth That your Petitioner William Johnston on or about the first day of June 1753 by the Description of William Johnston son of William Johnston late of Goodmans Fields in the County of Middlesex Joiner deceased by Indenture of Apprenticeship bearing date the said 1st. day of June in the Year aforesaid and by him duly executed did put himself, apprentice into the above named John Gibson to learn the said...
year: 1754
word count: 1315
To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain in Parliament Assembled The Humble Petition of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in Session assembled on Behalf of themselves and the Rest of the Inhabitants of the said County Sheweth That your Petitioners Observe by the Votes of this Honourable House that a Petition of the Lord. Mayor Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common Council Assembled has been lately Presented to this Honourable House setting forth that the gaol of Newgate is the Common Gaol for the City of London and County of Middlesex that the Prisioners committed thereto have for several Years past been communibres Annis near one thousand Persons two thirds of whom have been Middlesex Prisoners-That the said Gaol is a very ancient ill constructed close and incommodious Building and in its present state unfit for the reception of prisoners...
year: 1765
word count: 1298
To the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancell [...] of Great Britain. The Humble Representation of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace of the County of [...] Middlesex in General Sessions Assembled. Sheweth Unto your Lordship That at the Sessions of the Peace held for the said County of Middlesex in September last Vizt. on Thursday Commonly called the County day when the greater [...] Number of the said Justices were Assembled at Hicke's Hall a Complaint was made to them by Richard Riccards Boulton Manwaring and the rest of the Justices of the Peace Acting in the Tower Division against Sir Samuel Gower Knight one other of the said Justices Acting in the same Division for many Misbehaviours and Irregularities by him done and Committed in his Office of a Justice of the Peace And therefore in humble Duty the said Justices in Sessions now Assembled this 28th. [---] Day of [---] February...
year: 1751
word count: 1281
To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex in General Session of the Peace for the said County Assembled The Petition and Appeal of Joseph Cooper an Inhabitant of the Parish of Chiswick in the County of Middlesex. Sheweth That by certain Rate or Assembled made for the Relief of the Poor of the Parish of Chiswick in the County of Middlesex on the thirty First day of August One Thousand seven hundred and Ninety seven Entitled "Chiswick in the County of Middlesex A Rate or Assessment made by the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor and other Inhabitants at a Vestry lawfully called and held this 31st: day of August 1797 for the necessary Relief of the Poor of the Parish of Chiswick, This being for two Quarter Commencing at Lady Day and Ending on Michaelmas day One Thousand Seven hundred and Ninety Seven at One Shilling and three Pence in...
year: 1797
word count: 1279
To the Right Honourable Robert Peckham Esquire Lord Mayor of the City of London The Honourable James Adair Esquire Recorder of the said City and other his Majesties Justices of Oyer and Terminer, in their General Session assembled The Humble Petition of Kenneth Mc.Kenize Esquire a Prisoner in Newgate Sheweth That your Petitioner was on or about the Twenty third day of October, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eight three Command to Newgate by a Warrant under the hands and Seals of the Right Honourable the Lords of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Counsel a Copy of which is hereto annexed. That your Petitioner at the time of his being arrested on the Gold coast in Africa delivered to Captain Wicky the Commander of the Rotterdam Man of Wa [...] which brought your Petitioner to England a List of the Evidence Material for your Petitioner on the Trial of this...
year: 1784
word count: 1260
To the Right Honourable Stephen Theodore Janssen Esquire Lord Mayor of the City of London and others his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the same City in the General Quarter Session of the Peace for the same City Assembled on Monday the Twentieth Day of October next Ensuing. The Petition of the several Journeymen Taylor whose Names are hereunder Subscribed on the behalf of themselves and the rest of the said Journeymen Taylor working within the said City and Liberties. Most Humbly Sheweth That by an Act of Parliament made in the Seventh year of his late Majesty's Reign Intitules an Act for Regulating the Journeymen Taylor within the Weekly Bills of [...] City / it was amongst other things Enacted) That from and [...] Thousand Seven hundred and Twenty One the Hours of Work for all Journeymen Taylor Servants and Apprentices to Taylor within the Cities of London and Westminster or...
year: 1755
word count: 1249
To The Worshipful Thomas Lane Esquire. Chairman of the Bench of Justices at Hicks-Hall in the County of Middlesex And the rest of the Justices there Assembled The Humble Petition of James Thompson Datty late of the Parish of Saint Andrew Holborn in the County of Middlesex and now of the Parish of Saint Ann Westminster Sheweth That Frances Batty Your Petitioners Mother being left a Widow and indigeat Circumstances did Apply for and Obtain the Charity Given by the Will of the late Daniel Tanturier Esquire. for placing Out your Petitioner to some Trade or Business And William Chisholm of the parish of Saint Ann Westminster having been (by some of his Particular Friends) Strongly recommended to Your Petitioners said. Mother as (and no Other than) a Wood Carner in the General Way And of very great and Business And that all his Apprentices Proved very geed Workmen And had When Out of their...
year: 1749
word count: 1249
To the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain The Humble Representation of his Majesties Justices of the Peace of the County of Middlesex in General Session assembled Sheweth Unto your Lordship That at the Sessions of the Peace for Middlesex begun and held on the 15th. Day of Janry 1749 And also held by Adjournment on the 18th. day of the same Month being Thursday commonly called the County Day being the Day when the greatest Number of Justices are Assembled together at Hicks Hall Several Complaints were made by Divers Persons Constables and other Officers of the peace against Henry Broadhead Esquire One of the Justices of the peace of the said County of many Misbehaviors in the Execution of his Office of Justice of the Peace, and of Arts by him Used for extorting Money under Colour of his said Office to prove which they Produced Several Affidavits praying they might...
year: 1750
word count: 1147
To the Right honourable the Lord Mayor and the rest of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City of London at their general Quarter Sessions of the peace for the said City assembled The Humble Petition of Richard Bullock the Parish of Saint Peter le Poor in the said City of London Wine Merchant. Sheweth That Your Petitioner did in Hilary Term last commence his Action in his Majesty's Court of King's Bench at Westminster against Thomas Wright, Evan Pooh and Richard Clark Esquires three of the Inhabitants of the said City of London for Recovery of the Damages sustained by Your Petitioner by reason and on Account of the unlawful riotous and tumultuous Assembly of divers Persons to the Number of twelve and more at the said City of London in the Parish of Saint Peter le Poor in the Ward of Broad Street on the seventh day of June in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and...
year: 1781
word count: 1145
To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Court of Adermen and Recorder of the City of London. in their Quarter Sessions Assembled. The humble Petition of the Journeymen Taylors of the City of London Humbly Sheweth, That by an Order made (on the Petition of the Master Taylors.) at the Quarter Sessions of the City of London on the 30th. day of April in the fourth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty It was directed than your Petitioner's should be allowed Wages after the Rah of 2s. 7½d P Day which is six Pence less than they received for about three Years next before the making of such Order. That by an Act of Parliament made in the present eighth Year of his Majesty's Reign, it is not only enacted that the Wages of your Petitioners shod. be 2s. 7d. ½ a Day. but it is amongst other Things enacted that if any Master Taylor should Pay or allow any more or quarter Wages then the...
year: 1768
word count: 1105
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City and Liberty of Westminster in their General Quarter Session of the peace Assembled. The Humble Petition of Augustus Lohne of the Parish of Saint Paul Covent Garden within the City and Liberty aforesaid Taylor. Sheweth That by Indenture of Apprenticeship bearing date the Twenty Sixth day of March which was in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and Fifty one William Jones Son of Jasper Jones deceased and then late a Child of Christs Hospital London did put himself Apprentice to Your petitioner for the Term of Seven Years from the date thereof to learn the Act and Business of a Taylor. That Your Petitioner received from the Governore of Christs Hospital five pounds, and five pounds, more from his said Apprentices Mother But Your Petitioners has Expended in Providing Clothes for his said Apprentice and other...
year: 1754
word count: 1076
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex at their general Session of the Peace held for the said County assembled. The humble Petition and appeal of John Crawley John Ashfield William proctor John Nolckman John Hanson Samuel Oliver John Pordey Marmaduke Mortimer John Williams Alexander Tough James Bonner and William Smith being severally Inhabitants within the Parish of Saint Mary Stratford Bow a in the said County of Middlesex and rated towards the Relief of the Poor there Sheweth That on or about the twenty ninth Day of January last a Rate or assessment was made and allowed for the Relief of the Poor within the said Parish. That your Petitioners conceived themselves to be aggrieved by the said Rate or Assessment in as much as your Petitioners apprehend that the said Rate or Assessment is partial unequal unfair and unjust and that for the...
year: 1791
word count: 1056
To the Rt. Honourable the Lord a Mayor, of London, the Judges, Recorder and Aldermen Etc. The humble Petition of the Poor unhappy Prisoners for Debt on the Common side of Newgate Sheweth and Complains of their following Grievances. 1 That whereas several good and Charitable Christians have (out of a tender regard to unfortunate Traders that by great losses are become Prisoners for Debt and confined in Newgate considering their miserable lase and to prevent their starveing in a Christian County) bequeathed many benefits and Legacy to be paid Yearly, And whereas the Laws of the Land of the City of London in order to same the same to the Prisoners for Debt in Newgate (according to the intention of the Donors) to prevent their being Charted having granted them a Seal [...] the Prison which was to be Lodged with the Prisoners and and Scaled to each receipt given for said Legacy's and...
year: 1724
word count: 1051
To the Right Honourable Francis Child Esquire. Lord Mayor of the City of London And others his majesties Justicies of the Peace for the said City in their General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled. The Humble Petition of us whose names are hereunto Subscribed on behalf of our selves and others Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Botolph without Bishopsgate London Sheweth That Edward Grafton. Samuel. Higgs, John Price, William. Holland, William List, James Miller, Richard. Chamberlaine, Thomas: Monk, Nathl.Spurling, John Campion, John [...] ,John Ward, Danl. Carpenter, Honour. Gregory, John Baker, Josh: Austin, Richard. Ebberell, William Ritherdon, John Holmes, Joseph Rossell, Edward. Say, Samuel. Davis, Josh: Deaynes, Josh:Nodes Nathl. Major, William Munns, John Can, William. Jew, William. Love, Jonathan Wilds, having Served their several and respective Offices of Church Wardens...
year: 1732
word count: 1036
To the Right Honourable William Beckford Esquire Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Worshipful the Aldermen his Brethren his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for she said City of London as their General Quarter session of the peace assembled The humble Petition of the Journeymen Taylor whose named are hereunto subscribed on behalf of themselves and the Rest of the Journeymen Taylors working the City of London and within five Miles thereof Sheweth That by an Act of Parliament made in the Eighth Year of his present Majesty's Reign it is Enacted That from the Twenty fifth day of March One thousand seven hundred and sixty eight the House of Work in the Day for Servants or Jounerymen to be unplayed in the Business of a Taylor within the City of London and five Miles thereof shall be from six of the clock in the morning until seven of the Clock in the Evening with an Interval of one...
year: 1770
word count: 1013
To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the Peace fro the County of Middlesex in their General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled The humble Petition of John Seager of Swinton street in the Parish of Saint Pancras in the County of Middlesex Builder on behalf of himself and divers other Persons residing in the said Street and also in acton Street, Britannia street and Constitution Row in the said Parish and County Sheweth That by an act of Parliament made in the thirteenth year of the Reign of His present Majesty King George the third Entitled and Act to explain amend and reduce into one Act of Parliament the General Laws now in being for regulating the Turnpike Roads in that part of Great Britain called England and for other Purposes It is (among other things) enacted That it shall and may be lawful for the Trustees of any particular Turnpike Act or any seven or more of them...
year: 1778
word count: 968
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace acting in and for the County of Middlesex in General Session of the Peace for the said County assembled The Humble Petition and Appeal of Robert Lewis Esquires, Thomas Robinson Esquire and Robert Kilby Cox Esquire Sheweth That the Reverend James Waller is Vicar of the Parish of Saint Mary Abbots Kensington in the said County of Middlesex and that your Petitioner are Trustees and Assignees of the Vicarage of the said Parish and of the Trythes there to belonging That by an Act of Parliament passed in the 17th. Year of the Reign of his present Majesty entilled "An Act for the better Relief and Employment of the poor of the parish of Saint Mary Abbots Kensington in the County of Middlesex and for other the Purposes therein mentioned" it is amongst other Things enacted that certain Rates on Assessments shall be made by Virtue of that...
year: 1794
word count: 961
To the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Rent of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Said City in General Quarter Session of the Peace for the same City Assembled. The humble Petition and Appeal of Edmund Lahey of the Parish of Saint Mary at Hall London Peruke Maker. Sheweth That by a certain Paper Writing purporting to be a Certificate under the Hands of William Blackborn Thomas Barnes and James Peacock leaving Date the Twentieth day of March last and director to this Honourable Court [---] setting for the that Robert Gleadoring on behalf of himself William Bennet Walter Allen John Powell John Pooley George Sleat Thomas Swabey and John Green Trustees for the Society and Company of to When [...] men Whiteman and Lightmen rowing on the River Thames did cause Notice in Waiting to be cored Your Petitioner dated the 31st. Day of October 1776 Purporting...
year: 1777
word count: 952
To the worshipful the Chairman and the rest of his Majesties Justices of the peace at Hicks Hall. The Humble petition of Temperance Walker wife of John Walker Bricklayer. Sheweth: That your Petitioner. was in 1710 Married to said. John. Walker and the first right of their Lying together the said. John Walker gave your Petionr. the Foul decease of pox and your. Petionr. being Married about one year lived in Silver Street Bloomsbury and there Cut your: petitioners head in Two Several places and broke your. Petitioners. fore finger. and [...] the pann of her Knee out of Joyrt and the said. John. Walker gave her several stobbs in her hands Arms body and thighs and likewise Stamped on your petitioners Jane Bone of her face that the Blood ran out of her Eyes Nose and Mouth& afterwards Cut and whipped your: Petionr: with. a hair Line (She being Naked) on the back that the Blood Followed Every...
year: 1720
word count: 945
To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and the rest of the Worshipful his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the City of London at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the same City Assembled. The Humble Petition and Appeal of the Mayor Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London Governors of the House of the Poor commonly called St. Bartholomew Hospital near West smithfield London of the Foundation of King Henry the Eight. Sheweth That St. Bartholomews Hospital situate in [...] Parish of St. Bartholomew the less is of Ancient and Royal Foundation Granted and Established by King Henry the 8th for the Relief of Sick Lame Wounded and diseased Poor, wherein some Thousands of Poor objects are Annually Relieved and Cured That soon after the great Fine of London, Houses and Shops were made in the Buildings within the Cloisters and Precinct of the Hospital, for the Convenicnce...
year: 1769
word count: 941
To the Worshipful the Justices of the peace for the County of Middlesex assembled at the General Session of the peace held at Hicks hall in and for the said County The humble petition William. Haley an apprentice Sheweth That your petitioner by Indenture bearing date on or about the Second day of September which was in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and sixty was bound [...] to John Chilton of the parish of Saint Ann Westminster pursuit make [...] and Hair dresser to been his art and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the say of the date thereof unto the full end and term of Seven years from thence next ensuing That the said John Chilton in consideration of the Sum of Five pounds and five shillings by John Haley your petitioner's father Paid to the said John Chilton He the said John Chilton did by the said [...] Indenture Undertake and agree...
year: 1764
word count: 936
To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Recorder of the City of London at their General Quarter Sessions or General Sessions of the Peace assembled The Humble Petition of the several Journeymen Taylors whose Names are hereunto subscribed on Behalf of themselves the rest of the Journeymen Taylor working within the City of London and five Miles thereof Sheweth That by an Act of Parliament made in the Eight Year of his present Majesty's Reign. It is Enacted "That from the 25th. day of March 1768 the Hours for Work in the Day for Servants or Journeymen to be employed in the Business of [...] the City of London and five Miles thereof shall be from 6 of the Clock in the Morning until 7 of the Clock in the Evening with an Interval of One Hour only for Infreshment and that there shall be paid to every such Journeymen to be employed as aforesaid for his Work during the Hours aforesaid...
year: 1772
word count: 927
To the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor and the Rest of the Justices for the City of London The Humble Petition of the several Journeymen Taylors whose names are hereunto Subscribed on behalf of themselves and the rest of the Journeymen Taylors within the said City and the Liberties thereof. Sheweth That by an Order made at the General Quarter Session of the Peace held at the Guildhall within the said City on Wednesday the Eighteenth day of January last past this Honourable Court in pursuance of the power Vested in them by the Statute in that behalf made and Provided Did (amongst other things) order and appoint that from that time the Hours of Work for all Journeymen Taylors Servants and Apprentices to Taylors and other Persons employed or to be employed or retained as Taylors in the making up Men's or Women's Work within this City and the [---] thereof should be from Six of the Clock...
year: 1764
word count: 916
To the Right Honourable Stephen Theodore Janssen Esquire. Lord Mayor of the City of London and others His Majesty's Justices of the peace for the same City in the General Quarter Session of the peace for the same a City assembled. The humble Petition of the several Master Taylors of the City of London whose Names are hereunto subscribed on behalf of themselves and the rest of the Master Taylors of the same City. Most humbly Sheweth That by the Act of Parliament made in the seventh Year of His present Majesty's Reign entitled And Act for Regulating the Journey men Taylors within the Weekly Bills of Mortality It was enacted that the Hours of Work for all Journeymen Taylors Servants and Appren- tice to Taylors within the Cities of London and Westminster and the Weekly Bills of Mortality should be from six of the Clock in the Morning until eight of the Clock at Night; excepting only that...
year: 1756
word count: 910
To the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor and the Rest of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City of London at their General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the said City assembled. The Humble Petition of Robert Charlton late of Coleman Street in the said City of London Chemist and Druggist but now of Westonhall in the County of Derby Esquire. Sheweth That your Petitioner into Yechaelmas Tirm 1780 commenced his action in the Court of Kings Bench Westminster against Thomas Wright and Evan Pooh Esquire two of the Inhabitants of the said City for the the County of the Damages sustained by your Petitioner on the 7th. June 1780 by the Rioters pulling down and demolishing his dwelling house and his Household Goods and Furniture therein belonging to your Petetioner in the said City of London That such Action came onto be and was tried before Mr Justice Buller and special Jury at...
year: 1782
word count: 885
To the Right Honourable Sir Francis Child Knight Lord Major of the Honourable City of London To the Right Worshipful the Recorder. And the Rest of his Majestyes Justices of the Peace Assembled at the General Quarter Sessions Held for the City of London at the Guild Hall of the same The Humble Petition of the Church wardens Overseers for the Poor And others the Ancient Inhabitants of the Parish of St Botolph Bishopsgate Humbly Sheweth London That before the dreadful fire of London your Petitioners had allowed by order of the Bench of Justices from the City Parishes the Sum of Sixty Pounds P Ann; but after that dreadful fire, which consumed most of the Habitations it was taken of. And multitude of the Inhabitants which were burnt out, came to Inhabitt in their Parish. And when the City was Rebuilt the houses were built so large that their no Houses for the Poor; The rich went all back...
year: 1699
word count: 884
parish petition
To the Right Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their General Session Assembled The humble Petition of William Stephenson Sheweth That Your Petitioner Son of William Stephenson late of the Parish of Saint Giles in the Fields Coachmaster deceased being of the Age of 14 Years on the 17th. day of November 1789 put himself an Apprentice to Andrew Gilchrist of No. 92 Wardour Street Saint James's Upholder and Cabinet maker he learn his Art and with him after the manner of on Apprentice to serve from the said Day unto the full and and Term of 7 Years from thence next ensuing And the said Andrew Gilchrist in Consideration of 15 Guineas being the Money given with the said Apprentice his said Apprentice in the Art of an Upholder and Cabinet maker which he then and did Covenant to teach and instruct or cause to be laughed and instructed in the best...
year: 1793
word count: 873
To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and the rest of his Majesty's Justices of the City of London at their general Quarter Session of the Peace for the said City assembled The humble Petition of Thomas Langdale of Holborn in the said City of London Distiller Sheweth That your Petitioner in Michaelmas Sum 1780 commenced his Action in the Court of [...] Bench at Westminister against Brackley Kennett Thomas Wright and Evan Pooh Esquires there of the Inhabitants of the said City for the recovery of the damages sustained by your Petitioner on the 7th. of June 1780 by the Rioters pulling sown and demolishing his swelling Houses and other Buildings and his Household Goods and Furniture therein belonging to your Petitioner in the said City of London That such Action came on to be and was tried before Mr Justice Buller and a special Jury as the Sellings after Hilary Term 1781 as the Guildhall...
year: 1782
word count: 871
To the Right Honourable Humphrey Parsons Esquire. Lord Mayor of the City of London and to the rest of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace of the Same City in their General Quarter Sessions Assembled The Humble petition and Appeal of George Monk Ward Smith and Thomas Strode on behalf of themselves and the Rest of the proprietors of the Waterworks at London Bridge Sheweth That the said proprietors as Lessees of this Honourable City for the Remainder of a Term of Four hundred years are possessed of a peace of Ground by London Bridge in the parish of St. Magnus the Martyr Containeing Sixteen feet Square upon part of which is Erected a Wooden Building for the Elevation of the Water which is Distributed for the Service of the Inhabitants of the said City and two or three Rooms for the Committee of the said proprietors to Meet in to transact and Manage the Affairs of the said Waterworks And...
year: 1731
word count: 869
[start illegible] and [...] The Humble Petition of Thoma's Chamberlain William. Pike George [...] Henry Price Thomas Boniface Thomas Basnell Nicholas Higgins [...] Rand Eliza [...] Eliza Van Heythuyson Luke [...] Mary Marlin William. Bulmer Edward. [...] Thomas Harvey Edward. Franklyn Kelihen Richard [...] ington and Inhabitants of a certain street [...] called the Hay Markett Lying in the [...] of St. Martyne in the. Fields and St. James with in the Liberty of Westminster. Sheweth That by an Act of Parliament made in the Eighth and ninth years of th reign of the late King William the third It was amongst other things Enacted that every Owner of every Cart Load or Parcel of Hay [...] should be brot. into and stand to be sold in the said street called the Hay Markett should Pay to such Person or Persons as should be appointed by the Justices of the Peace of the County of Middlesex and...
year: 1730
word count: 867
To the Right Honourable Richard Clark Lord Mayor of the City of London and others his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said City and the Liberties thereof at their General Quarter Session of the Peace next after Michaelmas, at the Guildhall of the City aforesaid Assembled The Humble Petition of the several Freemen of the said City Parishioners and Inhabitants of the Parish of Saint Botolph Aldgate in the Ward of Portsoken in the said City whose Names are hereunto Subscribed. Sheweth That many Persons daily frequent the Streets and other Places in the said City and the Liberties thereof having deprived upon all [...] ons other Articles to the very great and Material Injury of the Tradesmen and Shopkeepers within the said City (and amongst others, of your Petitioners Rents and Taxes for their Houses and Premises wherein they exercise and carry on their respective Trades and Businesses...
year: 1785
word count: 864
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the peace for the County of Middlesex at this Time Assembled at their Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at Hick's hall in Saint John Street in and for the said. County of Middlesex The humble Petition of Edward Oldfield Son of Edward Oldfield of Wellington in the County of Salop Tallow Chandler Sheweth That your Petitioner was on the 12th: day of April which was in the year of our Lord 1756 put Apprentice to Edward Webb then of Wellington aforesaid but now of Red Lyon Street in the parish of Saint George the Martys in the said County of Middlesex Watch Maker to learn his Act and to live with him after the manner of an Apprentice for the Term of seven Years That by [---] Indentures duly executed a Consideration of Five pounds was paid as an Apprentice Fee and your Petitioners said Master was to find him Sufficient Meat drink Washing and...
year: 1760
word count: 859
To the knight Honourable the Lord Mayor and the Rest of the Justices in the General Quarterly Sessions of the peace to be held for the City of London on the thirtieth day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and thirty five. The Humble Petition of Alvaro Lopes Suasso of London Merchant Sheweth That your petitioner pursuant to the act of Parliament made in the Eleventh year of the Reign of his late Majesty. King George the first Entitled an Act for the better regulateing of Buildings and to prevent Mischeifs that may happen by Fire within the Weekly Piles of Mortallity and other places therein mentioned did on or about the nineteenth day of May last give notice in writing to John How Gentleman That your Petitioner should pulldown the House your petitioner lately dwelt in and in your petitioners possession situate and being in Broad street in the Parish of Saint...
year: 1735
word count: 859
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the peace for the County of Middlesex at their General or Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled The Humble Petition and Appeal of Solomon Levy, Sheweth That your Petitioner on or about the Twenty Eighth day of July which was in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety five be Indentures of Apprenticeship bearing date the day and year aforesaid and made or mentioned to be made Between your Petitioner Solomon Levy Son of Moses Levy of the Parish of Christ church in the County of Middlesex Dealer by and with the Consent of his said Father testified as therein mentioned of the one part and Isaac Isaacs of the same Parish and County Glass Cutter and Engraver of the other part Apprenticed himself to the said Isaac Isaacs for the Term of Seven years to learn his Art and Mystery as a Glass butter and Engraver And it is by the...
year: 1797
word count: 853
To the: Worshipful Bench of Justices for the: City and Liberty of Westminster: The humble Petition of Francis Geary Sheweth That your: Petitioner humbly thanks this Worshipful. Bench and Honourable Gentlemen of the: Committee (that Inspected into the: Abuses of the. Gatehouse prison) for their favourable Report; which they were so pleased to make to this Honourable: Court, in favour of your: Petitioner: and according to the: Order given him, on Friday the: 15th: of this Instant; your. Petitioner, with all Submission will Obey the: Said: Order, only Excepting against one Article (which is under Written) in the: Said: Order in case your worships thinks Proper, which is to the: great prejudice of your Petitioner: That your: Petitioner, will in Person attend, the: Second day in every Quarter Sessions, whilst he continues in his Office; and deliver to the: Honourable: Court, an Account...
year: 1733
word count: 853
To the: Worshipful Bench of Justices for the: City and Liberty of Westminster: The humble Petition of Francis Geary Sheweth That your: Petitioner humbly thanks this Worshipful. Bench and Honourable Gentlemen of the: Committee (that Inspected into the: Abuses of the. Gatehouse prison) for their favourable Report; which they were so pleased to make to this Honourable: Court, in favour of your: Petitioner: and according to the: Order given him, on Friday the: 15th: of this Instant; your. Petitioner, with all Submission will Obey the: Said: Order, only Excepting against one Article (which is under Written) in the: Said: Order in case your worships thinks Proper, which is to the: great prejudice of your Petitioner: That your: Petitioner, will in Person attend, the: Second day in every Quarter Sessions, whilst he continues in his Office; and deliver to the: Honourable: Court, an account...
year: 1733
word count: 853
To the Worshipful The Justices for the County of Middlesex at their General or Quarter Sessions Assembled The Humble Petition of Thomas Brearly of George Shut Spitel Fields Silk Throwster Sheweth That Your, Petitioner on or about the Sixth day of Jany 1778 received from Mr. John Griffin a Master about Eight pounds Weight of Silk to throw and which your Petitioner Proceeded on That your Petitioner Proceeding in the said Work was Mobaled by One William Smith a Head Borough who Scarched your Petitioners House and took away £6..140oz of the said Silk Some other Part thereof being upon your Petitioners. Throwing Mill which the Said William Smith left be hind That the said William Smith Pretended he Entered your Petitioner, House by Virtue of a Warrant from William Quarrel Esquire. one of his Majesty Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex which had been Granted to Messrs....
year: 1778
word count: 850
To His Majesty's Justices of the Peace of the County of Middlesex in the General Quarter Sessions of the peace assembled The Humble Petition of Henry Holland Richard Westmacott John Linnell William Clerk and Charles Smith Inhabitants of the Parish of St. George Hanover Square in the County of Middlesex Sheweth That Your Petitioners have been for several Years last past and during the Years 1785 and 1786 they were Inhabitants of the said Parish, and as such liable to and have paid the Rates and assessments made for the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish That in the Year 1785 the Right honourable Lord Baston and George Jennings Esquire. two of the Inhabitants of the said Parish were the Churchwardens and Benjamin Brown, Benjamin Clarkson, John Boddenham and James Frith four other of the Inhabitants of the said Parish were the overseers of the Poor of the same Parish of Saint George...
year: 1789
word count: 849
To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and the rest of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City of London at their General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the said City Assembled The Humble Petition of James Malo of the Parish of Saint Stephen Coleman Street in the said City of London Weaver Sheweth That your Petitioner did in Michaelmas Term last Commence his Action in his Majesty's Court of Kings Bench at Westminster against Thomas Wright Evan Pooh and Robert Pukham Esquires three of the Inhabitants of the said City of London for Recovery of the Damages sustained by Your Petitioner by reason and on Account of the unlawful riotous and tumultuous Assembly of divers Persons to the Number of twelve and more at the said City of London in the Parish of Saint Stephen Coleman Street in the Ward of Coleman Street on the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord One thousand seven...
year: 1781
word count: 848
To the Worshipful his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their General Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held by Adjournment at Hicks Hall in and for the said County on Tuesday the fifteenth day of April 1760 Assembled. The Humble petition and Appeal of William Steers of the Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch in the said County Weaver Sheweth That you Appellant was on the twentieth day of March Last taken upon a Warrant for Praying Purleined or Embezled Silk and that your Appellant was the next day thereupon Carried before Thomas-Quarrill Esquire. and Thomas Smith Esquire two of his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the said County and though your Appellant was Entirely Innocent of the said fact the said two Magistrates Convicted your Appellt. of the said Offence and Committed your Appellt. to Clerkenwell Bridewell to Hard Labour for three Months because...
year: 1760
word count: 847
To the Right honourable the Lord Mayor and the rest of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City of London At their General Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled The humble Petition of Thomas Langdale of Holborn in the said City of London Distiller Sheweth That your Petitioner did in Michaelmas Term last commence his Action in his Majesty's Court of Kings Bench at Westminster against Brackley Kennett Thomas Wright and Ovan Pooh Esquires three of the Inhabitants of the said City of London for the Recovery of the Damages sustained by year Petitioner by reason and on Account of the unlawful riotous and tumultrious Assembly of divers Persons to the Number of Twelve and more at the said City of London in the Parish of Saint Andrew Holborn in the Ward of Farringdon without on the Seventh day of June in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and eighty and then and there...
year: 1781
word count: 845
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in Sessions Assembled The Humble Petition of James Young of his Majesty's Victualling Office Master Cooper Sheweth That one John Collins Son of Luke Collins Labourer on the third Day of July One thousand seven hundred and seventy one by and with the consent of his Father did place himself Apprentice to your petitioner to learn his Art and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the Day of the date thereof for the Term of seven Years and Your Petitioner in consideration of the Sum of Fifteen pounds his said Apprentice in the Art of a Cooper which he used by the best means that he could should Teach and Instruct or Cause to be Taught and Instructed and find him meat Drink Lodging and Necessary That the said Apprentice has at Various Times greatly Misbehaved himself in Your petitioners...
year: 1771
word count: 843
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled The Humble Petition and Appeal of Richard Holbrook of the Parish of Saint Pancras in the said County of Middlesex Builder. Sheweth That by a certain Act of Parliament made and passed in the Thirtieth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty Entitled "An Act to alter explain amend and render more effectual several "Acts made for Paving cleansing and lighting the Squares Streets "Lanes and other Places within the City and Liberty of Westminster and "parts adjacent and for putting certain Streets therein mentioned "commonly called Optional Streets under the management of "Parvchial Committees subject to the Control of the Commissioners "appointed by or in pursuance of the said several Acts and for "removing and preventing Nuisances Annoyances Obstructions...
year: 1791
word count: 842
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their General Quarter Session of the Peace assembled The Humble Petition and Appeal of John Buckingham of the Parish of St Giles in the Fields in the said County Flax Dresser Sheweth That by Indenture of Apprenticeship bearing date the 30th day of July in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety two the then Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Richmond in the County of Surrey by and with the consent of two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said last mentioned County Suit and Placed Sarah Wallis then aged about fifteen Years a Poor Child of the said Parish of Richmond Apprentice to your Petitioner with him to dwell and serve from the day of the date of the said Indenture until the said Sarah Wallis Should accomplish her age of Twenty one Years or day of Marriage...
year: 1796
word count: 842
To the Right Honourable Sir. Richard Brocas Knight. Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Worshipful the Aldermen the Justices of Peace of the said City at the General Quarter Sessions Assembled. The Humble Petition and Appeal of Richard Lechmere John Lateward and Samuel Davenport of London Wharfingers on behalf of themselves and the rest of the Wharfingers Farmers of Brewers Key Chester Key Galley Key Wool Key Custom House Key and Globe Yard in the Parish of Allhallows Barkin London Sheweth That Your Petitioners. or their predecessrs. for upwards of forty Years last past have Occupied the Several Keys and Warehouses and have for that time unto the Year One thousand Seven hundred and twenty nine been usually asessed about one ninth Part of the Whole poor rate of the said Parish That about twelve Years Since past [...] Wool Key formerly held on Your petitioners. was Sold to his...
year: 1730
word count: 835
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in Sessions Assembled The Humble Petition of James Young of his Majesty's Victualling Office Master Cooper Sheweth That one John Collins Son of Luke Collins Laboruer on the 3d Day of July 1771 by and with the Consent of his Father did place himself Apprentice to your Petitioner to Learn his Art and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve from the Day of the Date thereof for the Term of 7 Years and Your Petitioner in Consideration of the Sum of £15 his said Apprentice in the Art of a Cooper which he used by the best Means that he could should Teach and Instruct or Cause to be Taught and Instructed and find him meat Drink Lodging and Necessaries That the said Apprentice has at Various Times greatly Misbehaved himself in Your Petitioners Service by frequenting Ale House Getting Drunk and Absenting...
year: 1771
word count: 831
To the Worshipful the Justices of the Peace at the Quarter Sessions at Hick's Hall in and for the County of Middlesex The Humble Petition of many of the Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Mary Islington here names are hereunto subscribed Sheweth That being informed application to intended to be made to thee Worshipful Bench of Justices of a Memorial requesting Your Worships to issue out a man date or precept to enforce the Statute of Winchester and Oblige the Inhabitants to Watch and ward, we, your humble Petitioners. big have to demonstrate and Offer our Reasons against the said Memorial Imprimis No notice has been given in the Church that any such business was intende to be proposed to the Vestry, and Consequently those by whom this resolution was formd, avoided taking the sense of the Inhabitants on a momentous Affair in which they were nearly concerned and a private Vestry obtained...
year: 1767
word count: 816
To the Worshipful his Majestis;s Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their general Luarter Scfsions of the Peace afsembled The humble Petition of the Right Houorable Lady Mary Coke Inhabilant and House heolder of the Parish of Saint Luke Chelsea in the said lsounty of Middlesex Sheweth That your petitioner is the Owncer and Occupier of a certain Message or Tousnessl and prooses together with some meadow and garden ground situate and being within the said parish of saint Luke chelsea and therefore liable to the payment of a proportionate Share of the Money assessed in the said parish for the support and relief of the Poor That in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty six yours petision came to reside in the said parish of Saint Luke Chelsea and in the year one thousand severn hundred and eighty seven she being disschifsied with the assessment for that...
year: 1796
word count: 796
To the Right Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex in their General Session assembled The humble Petition and Appeal of James Westbrook Gentleman on Inhabitant of the Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch in the County of Middlesex Sheweth That on the sixth day of August last a Distress was made by John Amos one of the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch on the Goods and Chattels of your Petitioners for the Sum of One Pound Nineteen Shillings and nine pence alleged to be rated and assessed on your Petitioner for and towards the necessary Relief of the Poor of the said Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch That part of the said Sum of One Pound nineteen Shillings and nine pence is rated and assessed on your Petitioner in and by a certain Rate or Assessment made by the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor and...
year: 1799
word count: 793
To the Right Honourable Francis Cakayne Esquire. Lord Mayor of the City of London and to the Aldermen of the same City. The Humble Petition of the several Journey men Taylors in the said City. Humbly Sheweth That by an Act of Parliament made in the 7th. Year of the Reign of King George the first for regulating the Journeymen Taylors within the weekly Bills of Mortality It is amongst other Things enacted that the Hours of Work for all Journeymen Taylors Servants and Apprentices to Taylors and other Persons employed or to be employed or retained as Taylors in making up Men's or Women's Clothes or such Servant or Apprentices within the Cities of London and Westminster or either of them or within the Weekly Bills of Mortality shall be from Six of the Clock in the Morning until Eight of the Clock at Night Excepting only that there shall be allowed by the Master one Penny half Penny a Day...
year: 1764
word count: 792
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for this County of Middlesex in Sessions Assembled The Humble Petition of James Young of his Majesty's Victualling Office Master Cooper Sheweth That one John Collins Son of Luke Collins Labour the Third day of July one Thomas seven Hundred and Seventy-by and with the Coran [...] of his Father did place himself Apprentice to yours Petitioner to born his Art and with him after the Manner of an Apprentice to serve from the day of the date thereof for the Term of Seven Years and Your Petitioner in Consideration of the Sum of Fifteen Pounds his said Apprentice in the Art of a Cooper which he used by the best meand that he could should Teach and Instruct or Cause to be taught and Instructed and find him Meat Drink Lodging and Necessaries That the said Apprentice has at Various Times greatly Misbehaved himself in your Petitioners Service...
year: 1772
word count: 792
To the Right Honourable the Lord Me the Worshipful the Recorder and Aldermen his Majest's Justices of the peace for the City of London assembled at the General Quarter Sessions of the peace held in and for and said City The Humble Petition of Thomas Grove and Roger Dyer Turnkeys of his Majesty's Prison the Fleet Sheweth That your Petitioner did in Easter Teem last commence there Action in his Majesty's bond of Common Please at Westminister against Thomas Sainsbury and William Crickton their Sheiffs of the said City of London for the recovery of the Damages sustained by your Petitioner by reason was account of the unlawful rietons and tumultions assembly of divers persons to the number of twelve and more at the said City of London is the parish of Saint Brides in the Ward of Farring [...] without on the if day of June in the year of our Lord 1780 and their and there unlawfully feloniously...
year: 1782
word count: 787
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the peace for the County of Middlesex at the Sessions house in the said County at their General Quarter Sessions Assembled The Humble Petition and Appeal of Alice Blackburn of the City Road in the parish of Saint Luke in the County of Middlesex Sheweth That Sir James Esdaile Knight and Thomas Cogan Esquire two of his Majesty's Justices of the peace acting in and for the County of Middlesex by a Warrant under their Hands and Seals respectively bearing date the Twenty First day of April in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Ninety directed to William Standon and John Lucas two of the Collectors appointed to collect the Rate or Assessment, made by Virtue of an Act of Parliament made and passed in the Twenty Seventh year of the reign of his late Majesty King George the Second Entitled "An Act for the better onlightening and...
year: 1791
word count: 786
To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of the middlesex The humble Petition of James Fisher (Son of the late Joseph Fisher Esquire. deceased) Apprentice to Walter Tyrrell late of the Parish of Saint James Westminster Haberdasher Hosier and and Glover Sheweth That your Petitioner by Indenture bearing Date the 3d. Day of February 1756 was with the Privity of his said late Father bound Apprentice to the said Walter Tyrrell to learn his Art And as an apprentice to serve from the Date of the said Indenture to the Term of Seven Years In which Indenture the said Walter Tyrall in consideration of Fifty pounds paid to him by the said Joseph Fisher covenanted to teach and instruct your Petitioner in the said Art and mystery and to find your Petitioner with meat Drink Washing and Lodging and all other Necessaries during the said Term That your Petitioner in pursuance...
year: 1760
word count: 785
To the Worshipful The Justices for the County of Middlesex Assembled at the General Quarter Session of the Peace for the said County of Middlesex at Hicks Hall in St John Street The humble Petition of the several Master Taylor whose Names are hereunto subscribed, on behalf of themselves and of the several other Master Taylors who reside within those parts of the Weekly Bills of Mortality which are within the County of Middlesex Sheweth That at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held for the said County on Monday the 1st. day of July 1751. and from thence continued by several Adjournment until Thursday the 11th. day of the same Month of July Complaint being made unto that Court by Several Master Taylor That a great many Journeymen Taylors had then exacted and insisted to have much greater Wages for their Work in making up Men's or Women's Clothes than were settled and ascertained...
year: 1763
word count: 782
To the Worshipful the Justices for the County of Middlesex Assembled At the General Quarter Session of the Peace for the said County of Middlesex at Hicks Hall in Saint John Street The humble Petition of the several Master Taylors whose Names are hereunto Subscribed, on behalf of themselves and of the several other Master Taylors who Reside within those parts of the Weekly Bills of Mortality which are within the County of Middlesex Sheweth k That at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held for the said County on Monday the 1st. day of July 1751. and from thence continued by several Adjournments until Thursday the 11th. day of the same Month of July Complaint being made unto that Court by several Master Taylors that a great many Journeymen Taylors had then exacted and insisted to have much greater Wages for their Work in making up Men's or Women's Clothes than were Settled and...
year: 1763
word count: 782
To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and the Worshipful the Aldermen his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City of London assembled at the General Quarter Session of the Peace held in and for the said City The Humble Petition of William Johnson of the Excise office in the said City of London Gentleman Sheweth That your Petitioner did in Easter Term 1781 commence his Action in his Majesty's Court of Kings Bench at Westminster against Thomas Wright Esquire and Evan Pooh Esquire two of the Inhabitants of the said City of London [...] the Recovery of the Damages [...] And by your Petitioner by reason and on Account of the Unlawful Pistons and Tumultuous assembly of Divers persons to the number of Twelve and more at the said City of London in the Parish of Saint Andrew Holborn in the Ward of Farrington without on the 7th. day of June in the year of our Lord 1780 and then and there...
year: 1782
word count: 782
To William Mainwaring Esquire and others his Fellows Justices of our Lord the King assigned to keep the County of Middlesex and also to hear and determine divers Felonies Trespasses and other Misdemeanours committed in the said County at the General Session of the Peace held in and for the said County on Monday the 6th. day of July 1789 at the Session house for the said County The Humble Petition of Edward Bartholomew Clarke. Sheweth That your Petitioner previous to April Session last past was committed by Nicholas Bond Esquire to Clerkenwell Bridewell for Assaulting John Clark and Richard Clidsdale where your Petitioner remained some time for want of Bail That in April Session aforesaid two seperate Bills of Indictment were found by the Grand Jury against your Petitioner and one Ann King since deceased by the said John and Richard and your Petitioner put in Bail thereto and gave...
year: 1789
word count: 779
To the Worshipful Bench of Justices now Sitting at Hicks hall in Saint John Street in and for the County of Middlesex: The humble petition of John: Lampright Sheweth that in June one thousand seven hundred twenty four [---] [...] your worships Petitioner die putt himself Apprentice to One Jonathan Pinchbeck of Round Court in the Strand in the aforesaid County Fann painter for Seven years and Served him [...] five years from that time best being much insulted and beat by the said Pinchbeck your petitioner was not able to hire with him So that your Petitioner was forted to Absent from Pinchbecks Serorte and went to Holland and Staid there two [...] years until the Indenture was expired and upon his return he was persuaded to bind himself Apprentice for [...] Seven years with. was abt. June one thousand seven hundred thirty two [...] as by said I not enture when produced may Appear...
year: 1733
word count: 775
To the Right Honourable Sir. William Billers Knight Lord Mayor of the City of London and he rest of his Majesties Justices of the peace of the Said City in their Genrall Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled The Petition and Appeal of Roger Pemberton and James Furness Humbly Sheweth That your Petitioner Roger Pemberton has Occupied the business of a Stable keeper in the parish of St. Catherine Soleman Said on upwards of twenty years whereby he requires and has a large spott of Ground in the Said parish that the rents at £20 a year part of which has been for the said time Occupied used and let as a Tap-house but never considered in the parish rates otherwise them as the premises of the said Roger Pemberton and when ever he let the same what rent he Advanced thereon was alway's increased by the said Roger Pembertons paying the taxes and Indempnifying Such Tapster from the Said parish...
year: 1734
word count: 770
To the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and the Worshipful the Aldermen his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the of London assembled at the General Quarter Session of the Peace held in and for the said City The Humble Petition of Thomas Mussendine of Bernards Inn in the said City of London Gentleman Sheweth That your Petitioner did in Easter Term 1781 commence his Action in his Majesty's Court of Kings Bench at Westminster against Thomas Wright Esquire and Evan Pooh Esquire two of the Inhabitants of the said City of London for the Recovery of the Damages Sustained by your Petitioner by reason and on account of the unlawful Riotus and Tumultuous assembly of divers persons to the Number of 12 and more at the said City of [...] in the Parish [...] Andrew Holborn in the Ward of Farringdon without on the 7th. day of Time in the year of our Lord 1780 and then and there unlawful Feloniously...
year: 1782
word count: 769
To the Worshipful his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex at Hicks Hall [...] Session of the Peace Assembled. The Humble Petition and appeal of Elizabeth Magson the Widow of William Magson Deceased. Sheweth Your Petitioners Husband died in Ann in the latter and of the year 1774 That your Petitioner has Lodgd with one Mrs. Hopp of the Parish of Saint George Middlesex for upwards of three years and has always done her best Endeavours to get a Livelihood but being deprived of her Husbands Assistance and being in great distress our Petitioner Applied to the Officers of the Parish of Saint George for relief (her Husband having inform [...] her) that he was born there but your Petitioner was refused [...] your Petitioner Applied to the Lord Mayor of the City of London who [...] your Petitioner to the said Parish of Saint George where your Petitioner Continued about...
year: 1784
word count: 768
To the Worshipful the Chairman and other his Majesty's Justices of the Peace now in their Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled at Hick's Hall in Saint John Street in and for the County of Middlesex The Humble Petition of William Tolley. Sheweth That your Petitioner was placed out an Apprentice to Thomas Hugh's of the Parish of Saint Pancrases in the County of Middlesex China Painter an Enameller, by the Society School of Saint George the Martys in Queen's Square, to serve for Seven Years, and Five Pounds was given with him to his said Master, as and for an Apprentice Fee by the said Society. That in or about the Month of January 1753 Your Petitioner was Afflicted with a Violent in ward Disorder and continual Faintings and was by his said Master put in as a House Patient in Saint Bartholomew Hospital where Your Petitioner was for the Space of One Month and by the great Care and...
year: 1754
word count: 760
To the Worshipful his Majesy's Justices of the peace for the County of Middlesex at their General Quarter Session of the peace held in and for the said County Assembled The Humble petition and appeal of Michael Impey Esqs on behalf of himself and others Sheweth That your petitioner never was in House holder in the Hanah of Hammer smith in the County of Middlesex, but on the Tenth day of April last and long before that time was and Still is One of his Majesties Justices of the peace of and for the City and Liberty of Westminster in the County of Middlesex and that it has not been usual and Customary to Nominate and Appoint any one of his Majesty's Justices of the peace an Overseer of the poor That the names of the. Petitioner. and one William Andrews were [...] Inserted in the list in Writing of a Competent Number of the most Sufficient Householders of the aforesaid Hamlet of Hammersmith...
year: 1758
word count: 753
To the Worshipful Sir John Hawkins Knight and the rest of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex in General Session of the Peace Assembled. The Humble Memorial and Representation of the Constable and Headboroughs of the Parish of Christ Church in the County of Middlesex whose Names are hereto Subscribed on behalf of themselves and other the Inhabitants of the said Parish Sheweth That Your Memoralists having been duly Sworn into their respective Offices at a Court Leet held for Manor of Stepney they have according to the best of their Ability executed the same, And particularly have been Active and Vigilant in the executing of General Privy Search Warrants for the said Parish, and in the Apprehending of Rogues Vagabonds and other idle and disorderly Persons within the said Parish pursuant to his Majesty's Order in Council, and continued so to do, until...
year: 1777
word count: 751
To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the peace for the County of Middlesex in their General Quarter Session of the peace Assembled The Humble Petition and Appeal of Benjamin Gofton Nash of the Hamlet of Mile End New Town in the parish of Saint Dunstan Stebonheath otherwise Stepney in the the said County Weaver Sheweth That on or about the Thirty first day of October [---] 1783 your Petitioner was served with an Order of Adjudication under the Hands and Seals of D. Wilmot and Chas. Friquet Esquires two of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex (one being of the Quorum) Inhabiting in or hear unto the Limits of the Hamlet of Mile End New Town in the parish of Saint Dunstan Stebonheath otherwise Stepney in the said County Dated the said thirty first day of October [...] 1783 Stating that the said two Justices had met together on the day last mentioned and...
year: 1783
word count: 751
To the Right. Honourable Gerard Conyers Knight. Lord Mayor of the City of London and to the Rest of is Majesty's Justices of the Peace of the same City of their general Quarter sessions assembled The humble petition of the several Persons whose names are hereunto set being parishioners of the Parish of St. Botolphs Bishopsgate in the Ward of Bishopsgate in the said City. Sheweth That George Franckling and William Herrett John Preston John Knighton Henry Cartwright and Thomas Hughes being or Prtending to be Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish aforesaid. for this present Year did in or abt. the Month of May last make as quarterly Rate or Assessment on Your. petitioners and the Rest of the Parishioners of the said. Parish amounting to the Sum of 600 £ and upwards for or towards or under presence of relieving the poor of the said. Parish or for leaving or raising Money...
year: 1723
word count: 748
To The Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the Peace acting in and for the County of Middlesex in General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled. The humble Petition of Joseph Wessels the Younger. Sheweth That Your Petitioner by and with the Consent of his Father Joseph Wessels of the Parish of Saint Sepulchre London Gentleman by Indenture bearing date the thirtieth day of September one thousand seven hundred and eighty two was bound Apprentice to John Mills of the Parish of Saint Clement Danes in the County of Middlesex Apothecary for the Term of Seven years to learn his Art and with him after the manner of an Apprentice to serve And the said John Mills in Consideration of the Sum of one hundred and five pounds paid by your Petitioners Father to the said John Mills (besides the duty to his Majesty thereon amounting to Five pounds Five shillings) did thereby covenant promise and agree...
year: 1784
word count: 747
To the Right Honourable Thomas Harley Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Rest of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said City in their General Session of the Peace Assembled. The Humble Petition of the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Saint Vedast otherwise Forster in the said City of London Sheweth That Your Petitioners by Virtue of a Warrant under the Hands and Seals of two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Said City bearing Date the 2d. day of August 1768 (Reciting that it appeared unto then the said Justices as well upon the Complaint and Application of the said Church Wardens and Overseers as upon due Prof upon Oath before them made That William. London late of the Parish of St. Vedast otherwise Forster in the said City Working Silver Smith had gone away from his Place of abode in Green Lane Cheapside in the Parish and City aforesaid...
year: 1768
word count: 744
parish petition
[to] the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in Session assembled, The humble Petition of Several of the Inhabitants of the parishes of Isleworth, Twickenham, and the parts adjacent, Subscribers towards the rebuilding a Bridge at Isleworth, called the Rails Head Bridge. Sheweth That, on a Memorial being presented last year to your Worships by your Petition :ers, (which was taken into Consideration last December Sessions, and Counsel heard and Evidence given in support of it) your Worships were pleased to order, that the Sum of one hundred pounds should be paid out of the County Rate, in aid of the Subscription stated in the said Memorial to be, then raised, and raising for the purpose of rebuilding the said Bridge, provided the Subscribers would undertake to rebuild the same According to the Plan and Estimate annexed to the said Memorial, and...
year: 1787
word count: 744
To the Worshipful Sir John Hawkins Knight Chairman and the rest of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex assembled at this present Session of the Peace held at Hicks Hall in Saint John street in and for the same County The Humble Petition and Appeal of Major General John Salter, Thomas King, James Trimoner and Bateman Robson Inhabitants of the Parish of Chiswick in the said County of Middlesex Sheweth That on Thursday the twenty first day of October now last past the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Chiswick aforesaid did make a Rate and Assessment for the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish for the present Year One thousand seven hundred and seventy three at two shillings in the pound and which Rate and Assessment was Signed and Allowed by two Justices of the Peace for the said County on the first day of November following and was...
year: 1774
word count: 736
To the Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City and Liberty of Westminster at the General Session of the Peace Assembled. The Humble Petition of Henry Bytham Apprentice to David Blithe of the Parish of Saint Martin in the Fields in the County of Middlesex Cabinet Maker and upholder. Sheweth That by Indenture of Apprenticeship bearing date the 28th day of February 1766 your Petitioner. did bind himself unto the said David Blithe and him to serve after the manner of an Apprentice in the said Trade or business from the day of the date of the said Indenture for the Term of seven years And the said. David Blithe did in and by the said Indenture, in consideration of £30. (£26 part whereof was actually paid) covenant to find your Petitioner. in washing Lodging and Board during the said Term, As in and by the said Indenture duly Executed (relation being thereunto had) may...
year: 1770
word count: 736
To His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex in their General Session of the Peace held for the said County on Thursday the Seventh day of December 1780. The Humble Representation and Petition of Samuel Newport Keeper of New Prison at Clerkenwell. Sheweth That at the General Quarter Session of the peace held for this County in the Month of October 1779 Your Petitioner was appointed through your Worships favour to the office of Keeper of New Prison at Clerkenwell which he now holds; at the time of his Appointment and long before the average Number of Prisoners confined in New Prison were about 40. and upon an average 15 were for trial at the Old Bailey. That Your Petitioner is allowed a Salary of £70. a Year and that the rest of the emoluments of his Office arise from the fees paid by persons discharged out of his Custody either by Warrant of a Magistrate or...
year: 1780
word count: 733
To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the County of Middlesex assembled at the General Session held at Clerkenwell Green in and for the said County of Middlesex on the Twenty ninth day of November in the 37th. year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Said by the Grace of God of Great Britain Frances and Ireland King defender of the Faith Etc. The humble Petition of Paul Reuben Tomkins of Queen Street near Golden Square in the County of Middlesex Copperplate printer Sheweth That by Indenture bearing date the 11th. day of May in the year of our Lord 1793 John Horrod the younger Son of John Horrod the elder of Milford Lane in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes in the said County of Middlesex by and with the Consent and approbation of his said Father bound himself Apprentice to your petitioner to learn his Art and Mystery of a Copperplate printer and...
year: 1796
word count: 732
To the Worshipful the Justices for the County of Middlesex Assembled at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held in and for the said County at Hicks Hall in Saint John Street The Humble Petition of the Several Journeymen Taylors whose Names are hereunto Subscribed on behalf of themselves and the rest of the Journeymen Taylors within those Parts of the Weekly Bills of Mortality which are within the said County of Middlesex. Sheweth That by an Order made at the General Quarter Session of the Peace held at Hicks Hall aforesaid in and for the said County of Middlesex by Adjournment on Thursday the Nineteenth day of January last past This Honourable Court in pursuance of the Power vested in them by the Statute in that behalf made and Provide Did (amongst other things) Order and appoint That from that Time until the Feast of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary in the Present...
year: 1764
word count: 731
To Sir John Hawkins Knight [---] Chairman and the rest of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace now holding the General Quarter Session of the Peace at Hicks Hall in and for the County of Middlesex. The Humble Petition and Appeal of the Defended Richard Noyes Sheweth That Your [...] Appellant in the month of August last, and for some considerable time before, was coachman to Beaumont Esquire who then and for several Months before, had Lodgings at the Dwelling house of John Stephens (the Prosecutor) at Hampton Wick, where Your Appellant used frequently to Report with his said Master That the said Prosecutor is a Farmer, and Reeps a great Number of Dogs That in the latter End of the said Month of August last, Your Appellant was at his said Master's Lodgings at the Prosecutor's said House; and in returning to London in the Evening on Horseback, a Young Puppy, called a Lurcher (which...
year: 1773
word count: 729
To the Worshipful Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex The Humble Petition of Thomas Kinman the Elden and Thomas Kinman the Younger Sheweth That the said Thomas Kinman the Younger by Indenture bearing date the 25th. of Novr. 1769 was bound Apprentice to Thomas Chance of Fleet Lane in the Parish of St. Sepulchre Coach Maker for the Terms of Seven Years And the said Thomas Chance in Consideration of £30. did agree to Beach and instruct the said Thomas. Kinman the Younger the Art and Mystery of a Coach maker which the then That your Petitioners Said Father Thomas. Kinman the Elder was to find and provide for your said Petitioner. his Son All sorts of Wearing Appearel Woolen Linnan Shoes And Stocking and all Sorts of Working Tools during the Said Term That the said Thomas Chance during his residence in Fleet Lane which was near two Years and a half after your Petitioner....
year: 1773
word count: 723
To His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City of London at their General Sessions held at the Guildhall in and for the same City on Monday the 1st: Day of July 1782. The Humble Petition of Anthony Pie Esquire: Principal in behalf of himself and the rest of the Ancients of the [...] of Barnards Inn in the City of London. Sheweth That your Petitioners did in [...] Term last commence their Action in his Majesty's of Kings Bench at Westminster [...] Thomas Wright and Evan Pooh Esquires: two of the Inhabitants of the said City of London for the Recovery of the Damages Sustained by your Petitioners by reason of the [...] and Tumultuous Assembly of divers Persons to the Number of Twelve and more [...] of London in the Parish of Saint Andrew Holborn in the Ward of Farringdon without [...] 7th: day of June in the Year of our Lord 1780 and then a there unlawfully Feloniously and [...] demolishing...
year: 1782
word count: 721
To the Right Worshipful: their Majesties Justices of the Peace for the Country of Middlesex The humble Petition of Thomas Bedford Esquire. Samuel Blackerby Esquire. George Rogers Dr: in Phyacke Edward Norwood Gent: Thomas Barrow Gent. Edmund Harrison Gent. Mario Kay Gents and stephen Chase Gent. on behalf of themselves and other Inhabitants of the said parish. Sheweth That your. Petitioners have lately discovered that there have been very great abuses of the poor of the said. parish and also of the meaner sort of the parishioners in neglecting to relieve the one and in rateing the other in an undue manner Which abuses are owing to the mismanagement of those who call themselves by the name of Ancient Inhabitants and assume to themselves the sold power in presenting the rates for the relief of the poor which rates are set very partially and on equally This Discovery being made Complaint...
year: 1694
word count: 715
To the Right Worshipful his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex assembled their General Quarter Sessions The Humble Petition George Palmer and Silas Palmer Administrator of John Palmer their late Brother Deceased. Sheweth That Brentford Bridge in this County being very ruinous and Out of repair and dangerous with their Carts and Carriages to pass and repass that way without inevitable danger of their Lives and loss of Goods and being a County Bridge this Court taking the Same into their Consideration. Did by Order of Sessions Dated the third day of December One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty thereby recommend and refers unto James Clitherow Esquire Sir John Gonson Knight Sir William Ogborne Knight Henry Barker Henry Vincent Thomas West Charles Lockyer Thomas Milner John Venner John Tarver Richard Bulstrode Richard Lilly John Mercers James Harrison Richard...
year: 1733
word count: 715
To the Right Honourable Thomas Wright Esquire Lord Mayor and the Worshipful the Aldermen and Recorder his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the City of London in the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace assembled The humble Petition of the Wardens and Assistants of the Fellowship of Carmen London Sheweth That your Petitioners have for a long time observed with concern how very much the Inhabitants resident in Lower Thomas Street and other Places in this City (where the Stands of Carts are appointed) are incommoded and put to very great Inconveniences by the continual Standing of Empty Carts not only through the day time; but much earlier in Summer than is allowed by the present Orders of Sessions That the Inhabitants thereof have repeatedly with your Petitioners) endeavoured to remedy this very great Grievance both by Prosecutions, and otherwise without Effect That your Petitioners...
year: 1786
word count: 713
To the Right Honourable: Sir Owen Buckingham Knight Lord Mayor of the City of London And to the Right Worships her Majesties Justices of the Peace what. in the same Cty in the General Quarter Sessions Assembled The humble Petition of Peter Parker Brabazon Aylmore John Watson and Naths Troughton duly appointed Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of St. Michael Cornhill London Humbly Sheweth That Nathaniel Holhead John Chadwell and James Perkins being Church Wardens of the Parish of St Michael of Cornhill and having Considerable Sums of many in their hands or in the hands of Some of them Collected by them for the Relief of the Poor Did on Thursday in Easter Week obtain themselves to be Chose again Church Wardens of the said Parish for another Year contrary to the Custom of the said Parish and likewise turned out Several of the Ancient Parishioners from being Overseers of the Poor and...
year: 1705
word count: 711
parish petition
To the Right Worshipful His Majesty's Justices of the Peace acting in and for the County of Middlesex at their General Quarter Session of the Peace assembled and held at the New Session House on Clerkenwell Green in and for the said County The Humble Petition and Appeal of John Wright of Kingsbury in the County of Middlesex aforesaid Butcher on behalf of himself and divers other Inhabitants and Occupiers of Houses and Lands in the said Parish of Kingsbury Sheweth That on or about the 4th. day of June last past a Rate or Assessment for the relief of the Poor of the said Parish of Kingsbury was made and signed by the major part of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish and afterwards allowed and confirmed by two of his Majesty's Justices of the Purse in and for the County of Middlesex That your Petitioner humbly apprehends himself aggrieved by the said Rate...
year: 1794
word count: 710
To the Right Worshipful: their Majesty's. Justices of the Peaces for the County of Middlesex. Humbly Sheweth. The humble Petition of Francis Quarill That by Indentrs: of Appnticeshipp dated the 23th of January 1684 your Petitioner was bound an Appntice to one William Gatley of the parish of St Buttoy without Aldgate in the County of Middlesex Colourman To Learn his Art Forth term of Eight years from the date thereof: That ever since until the 29th: of April last your Petitioner has continued in his Service, and faithfully and dilligently De meaned himself as an Appntice, though with great difficulty through hard and unreasonable Us [...] all that times (as your Petitioner can prones) And your Petitioner expected that according to the tenor of the said Indenture his said Master would have Taught him his Trade or the Art he Weth, Vizt. to buy and Sell all sorts of Colours and boyle and...
year: 1691
word count: 710
To the Right Honourable George Nelson Esquire Lord Mayor of the City of London The Recorder and other his Fellow Justices for the said City now Assembled The Humble Petition of John Core Apprentice to Edward Kendal of London Jeweller and Nathaniel Wincuss Father in Law to the said John Core. Sets forth That Your Petitioner John Core was by Indenture bearing date the 28th day of August 1761 bound to Edward Kendal of London Jeweller by and with the Consent of your Petitioner Nathl. Wincuss and your Petitioner John Core further Sets forth that having duly and faithfully Served the said Edward Kendal for the space of Four Year or thereabouts the said Edward Kendal became in solvent and left his Habitation in Bartholomew Close having sold his Effects and went to Ireland with his Family but promising your Petitioner. Core great Matters provided he wod go with said. Kendal your Petitioner....
year: 1767
word count: 708