at worcester assize JULH carom king the parishioner OF saint peters parish  plaintiff against the parishioner OF saint ellems parish in the city of  Worcester upon the statute of Elizabeth cap provision for the poor statute of  Elizabeth c the question propound to the judge for their resolution appear to  be this it be show unto they that by the say statute where one parish be not  of ability to relieve their own poor that then the next parish be of ability  be to be contributory to aid they herein by a weekly allowance make for their  relief and where the first cause do cease for the have of such relief as if  their poor do decrease and their parish grow to be of ability the contribution  there shall cease or this shall be lessen accord as the cause shall require as  if their poor decrease or the poor and charge of the other parish adjoin do  increase these matter be considerable upon the statute of Elizabeth as to the  raise oh to the abridge of the allowance of they by sir William Jones justice  of assize the present case in question between the two parish here S saint  Peter parish poor and that their poor increase by reason of diverse inhabitant  of the parish of saint ellems have diverse message and tenant within the  parish of saint Peter that they receive great rend and their tenant be very  poor and so become a char e to the say parish be not able to pay any relief  Bulstrode to other but to be relieve themselves by the parish of saint Peter  and so they of saint ellems parish do raise their rend out of the relief their  poor tenant have out saint Peter parish upon complaint make of this several  order be make by the major of there city of Worcester upon a reference to he  for S a week to be pay by the parish of saint ellems to the parish of saint  Peter and this to be raise by the churchwarden of the parish of saint ellems  and then the same to be by they pay over to the churchwarden of the parish of  saint Peter for and towards the relief of their poor and these order be former  confirm by sir James Whitlock justice of assize with special direction to the  major of the city to have they principal to be tax in the parish of saint  ellems who have tenement within the parish of saint Peter and that they by  reason of this to pay more than other after this another major of the say city  upon pretence that the parish of saint ellems be charge with poor people that  their poor increase and he conceive that the poor of saint Peter do decrease  for this cause he alter the former order which be before make and confirm by  the judge of assize and have now abridge this weekly payment of S unto S  weekly upon this complaint be make to sir William Jones justice of assize and  for to have the former order to be confirm Jones justice the major here have  do well and accord to the law for as the former order make be there well and  duly make and so confirm accord to the statute of Elizabeth cap be have have  consideration to the cause and ground of the charge and of the supportation of  this by the adjoin parish but this be not to be final nor yet to bind they  perpetual but this be to have continuance only Interrog  the cause so remain  and their ability for the supportation of they do continue but here it now  appear that the poor of saint Peter parish do decrease and the charge of the  poor of the parish of saint ellems do increase and so for this cause the  weekly allowance before of S before order and confirm may now either in all or  in part be take away or lessen for this before may well either have be all  take away or lessen by the major and the justice at their quarter session but  if any doubt or question shall happen to arise about this then we be to settle  this but for the relief of the poor of the parish of saint Peter by law they  may tax and rate the say inhabitant of saint ellems have tenement in saint  Peter parish for their inhabit in another parish shall be no discharge unto  they but that they shall pay for their land and tenement which they have in  another parish and this by law they ought to do by the statute of Elizabeth  cap and if there be no distress there to be find to come by this because their  tenant be poor if they Bulstrode er p refuse to pay this which they be rate to  pay then upon complaint make unto we at the assize they shall then have our  aid and help for the speedy levy of this money accord to the rate impose and  assess on they and accord to the quantity of their tenement and this by  special order to Mr major to have this proyortion to be by he levy accord to  the rate and this be their remedy to be in this manner aid and relieve against  the inhabitant of the parish of saint ellems have tenement within the parish  of saint Peter they be to rate and tax they to the relief of their poor by a  weekly payment but the major here have do well and he have very good cause to  make this last order the which be to stand and shall be confirm by the order  of this court and the major to examine this matter far at their next quarter  session and so by the order of the court the last order make by the major be  ratify and confirm