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Justices of the Peace
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for the same City in their General
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Quarter Session Assembled
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The Humble Petition and Appeal of
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Thomas Smith
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Sheweth.
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That your Petr. at the time of making of the several Rates herein aftermentd. was
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& Hilers an
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Officer & Servant
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Governour
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Christs Hospital
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Writing
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Master
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of sd. Hospital which is and for near 200 Years last past hath been a
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House of Charity and is & Standeth within the
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Parish of Christchurch
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That your Petr. for doing his Duty & Service afsd. doth reside & Inhabit in a
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certain House or Building part of or belonging to the Governours of the sd. Hospital
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& Situate in the Parish afsd. And ye. Petr. so residing & Inhabiting was by a Rate or
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Assessment made on the 15th. Day of Novr. 1750. for the Relief of he Poor of the sd.
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Parish for 13 Weeks Comencing from the 15th. Day of July then last past to the 14th.
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Day of October exclusive and by another like Rate or Assessment made on the
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7th. Day of February 1750. for the like Relief for 13 Weeks Comencing from the
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14th. Day of October them last past Rated & Assessed with other Inhabitants
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of the same Parish towards the said Relief for and in Respect of your Petrs. said
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Residence & Habitation whereby your Petr. Conceiveth himself Aggrieved and
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doth humbly Appeal agt. the same
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Your Petr. therefore most humbly Prays your Lordship and
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this Honoble Court to take the Premes into Consideration and
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Grant him such Relief therein as to your Lordship and this Honble.
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Court shall seem meet
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And Your Petr. shall ever Pray Etc.
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