Between
Charles Robins< no role >
Appellant
and
The Church Wardens & Overseers of the Poor
of the Parish of St. Dionis Back Church
London
Respondents
The Appeal
To the Rt. Honble the Lord Mayor & Worshipful Aldermen his Majesty's Justices of
the Peace for the City of London
at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at
Guild
hall in and for the said City of London
assembled
The Humble Petition & Appeal of Charles Robins< no role >
a Parker
& an Inhabitant of the sd. Parish
Sheweth
That your Petitioner become an Inhabitant & Rented a House in Cullum Street
within the said Parish at the Rent of £60. of Annum from Michaelmas day 1758.
That above Caster in the Year 1758 before your Petitioner was an Inhabitant a Rate or
Assessment was made for the Relief & Maintenance of the Poor of the said Parish, and your Petr.
by an Interlmeation in the Rate was Rated or assessed for that Year at the Rate of. £5..12s..8d., wch.
is 2s..2d. P Week which considered as a Pound Rate woud Amount to 1s..10½d P Pound; The
first half Year which Ended at Lady day last Past your Petitioner Paid; but then Acquainted the
Collector or Church Warden that he was Rated excesswely high and above in Proportion to his
Neighbours & others Inhabitants of the said Parish.
That a Meeting being Published to be held in August last for the making of Another Rate or
Assessmt. for the Ensuing Year Your Petitioner Attended Such Meeting and then and there made
a Remonstrance in Writing of his Grievance Representing that he was Charged in the Poor Book
at the Rate of £5..12s..8d. P Annum being 1s..10½d in the Pound upon his Rent of £60. P Ann. a
heavy Charge upon a Young Man just coming into the World and Entring into Business & therein
Requesting said Vestry or Assessors to take his Case into Consideration & make such Rate or
Assessment as in their Cand our should think reasonable
But your Petr. cou'd Obtain no Relief or Abatomt. on such Rate or Assessmt.
Wherein your Petr. conceives and is Advised that the said Rate is Partial Unequal and
Unjust & that he is Aggrieved thereby.
Therefore he humbly appegls to your Lordship and Worships against
the said rate or Assessmt. and Prays your Lordship any Worships will be Pleased
to Appoint some day this Present Session to hear and determine
the Matter touching the said Appeal
And Your Petitioner Shall every Pray Etc.
Charles Robins< no role >