To the Worshipfull his Majesties Justices of the Peace
for the County of Middlesex at their General [..] Quarter
Sessions of the Peace at Hick's Hall in St. John Street
in and for the said County assembled

The Humble Petition of the Church Warden
and Overseers of the Poor of the Liberty of Saffron
Hill Hatton Garden & Ely Rents in the Parish
of Saint Andrew Holborn in the sd. County of
Middlesex

Sheweth

That Wm. Beech< no role > of Hatton Wall in the Liberty of Saffron
Hill Hatton Garden & Ely Rents Tiresmith is Substantial Householder
in the said Liberty and hath been so for several Years Past and during
all the time he hath so been hath has & Carryed & still hath and
Carrys on a very Considerable Business in the Way of his Trade
of a Tiresmith and hath gotten Considerably thereby

That Susanna Beech< no role > the Mother of the sd Wm. Beech< no role >
who is very poor and Indigent and by reason of her great Age and
Infirmities unable to support and maintain herself was maintained
for some Years past untill the 14th. day of July 1749 or thereabouts by &
at the sole Charge of the said Wm. Beech< no role > her Son who is in affluent
Circumstances and Capable as your Petitioners verily beleives of
Maintaining his said Mother

That on or about the sd. 14th day of July 1749the
said Wm. Beech< no role > having ceased & Positively refused to maintain and
Contribute toward the maintaining of his said Mother She became
chargeable to the then Church Warden & Overseers of the Poorof
and Inhabitants of the said Liberty in their said Liberty's Work
house and hath been ever since & is now there maintained at
the charge of the Inhabitants of the said Liberty.