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<p n="505">To <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ310">the Rt. Honoble</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n505-1">Francis Cokayne</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ311">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15062_occ311" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ312">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo506">City of London</rs>
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and the rest of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ313">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the same City in their General<lb></lb>
Quarter Session Assembled</p>
<p n="506">The Humble Petition and Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n506-1">Thomas Smith</rs>
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</p>
<p n="507"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth.</note>
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That your Petr. at the time of making of the several Rates herein aftermentd. was<lb></lb>
& Hilers an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ314">Officer & Servant</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15062_occ314" type="occupation" value="Officer & Servant"></interp>
of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ315">Governour</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo507">Christs Hospital</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15062_geo507" type="placeName" value="Christs Hospital"></interp>
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(to wit) <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ316">Writing<lb></lb>
Master</rs>
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of sd. Hospital which is and for near 200 Years last past hath been a<lb></lb>
House of Charity and is & Standeth within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo508">Parish of Christchurch</rs>
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London</p>
<p n="508">That your Petr. for doing his Duty & Service afsd. doth reside & Inhabit in a<lb></lb>
certain House or Building part of or belonging to the Governours of the sd. Hospital<lb></lb>
& Situate in the Parish afsd. And ye. Petr. so residing & Inhabiting was by a Rate or<lb></lb>
Assessment made on the 15th. Day of Novr. 1750. for the Relief of he Poor of the sd.<lb></lb>
Parish for 13 Weeks Comencing from the 15th. Day of July then last past to the 14th.<lb></lb>
Day of October exclusive and by another like Rate or Assessment made on the<lb></lb>
7th. Day of February 1750. for the like Relief for 13 Weeks Comencing from the<lb></lb>
14th. Day of October them last past Rated & Assessed with other Inhabitants<lb></lb>
of the same Parish towards the said Relief for and in Respect of your Petrs. said<lb></lb>
Residence & Habitation whereby your Petr. Conceiveth himself Aggrieved and<lb></lb>
doth humbly Appeal agt. the same</p>
<p n="509">Your Petr. therefore most humbly Prays your Lordship and<lb></lb>
this Honoble Court to take the Premes into Consideration and<lb></lb>
Grant him such Relief therein as to your Lordship and this Honble.<lb></lb>
Court shall seem meet</p>
<p n="510">And Your Petr. shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
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