To the Right Honourable the Lord-Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, of the City of London, in common-council assembled. My Lord and gentlemen, Permit me,with the utmost deference and respect to offer myself a candidate for the office of assistant or second clerk to the court of requests, should Mr. Holmes, who now fills that situation, be appointed the successor to Mr. William Preist, late principal clerk, Decd. ... [electronic resource].