To the Worshipful his Majesty's Justices of the
Peace for the County of Middlesex in their General
Quarter Session of the Peace at The Session house on
Clerkenwell Green assembled

The Humble Petition and Appeal of The
Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of The
Hamlet of Ratcliff in the Parish of St Dunstan
Stepney in the County of Middlesex

Sheweth

That by virtue of a Pass Warrant or Order under
the hands and Seals of John Staples< no role > Esquire and George Story< no role >
Esquire Two of his Majesty's Justices of the peace in and for the
County of Middlesex bearing date the Twenty seventh day of
February One Thousand seven hundred and Ninety Eight Mary
Huntley< no role > the Wife of Thomas Huntley< no role > and their three Children
namely Elizabeth< no role > aged fifteen Years Helen< no role > aged Eight Years
and Eliza< no role > aged six Years or there abouts (neither of which
Children have gained any Settlement in their own right as in
the said Order is alledged) were removed and conveyed from and
out of the Parish of Saint George in the said County of Middlesex
to the said Hamlet of Ratcliff as the lawful Settlement of them
the said Mary Huntley< no role > and her said three Children Whereby
Your Petitioners conceive themselves to be Aggrieved

Therefore they Appeal to this Court
against the Adjudication of the said Two
Justices and the said Order And Pray
That Your Worships Will be pleased to
appoint some day in this present Session
for the hearing and determination of the said
appealAnd to Order That the
Church wardens and Overseers of the poor
of the said Parish of Saint George and all
Persons concerned do then Attend this Court

And Your Petitioners shall ever pray Etc

H Sarnell Spitalfields
Sollicitor for the Appellants