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