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<p n="285">Between</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n286-1">Charles Robins</rs>
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Appellant<lb></lb>
and<lb></lb>
The Church Wardens & Overseers of the Poor<lb></lb>
of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo292">St. Dionis Back Church</rs>
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<p n="287"> <del>The Appeal</del>
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<p n="288">To the Rt. Honble the Lord Mayor & Worshipful Aldermen his Majesty's Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo293">City of London</rs>
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at the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace held at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo294">Guild</rs>
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hall in and for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo295">City of London</rs>
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assembled</p>
<p n="289">The Humble Petition & Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n289-1">Charles Robins</rs>
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a <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo296">Parker</rs>
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& an Inhabitant of the sd. Parish</p>
<p n="290"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
That your Petitioner become an Inhabitant & Rented a House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15070_geo297">Cullum Street</rs>
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within the said Parish at the Rent of £60. of Annum from Michaelmas day 1758.</p>
<p n="291">That above Caster in the Year 1758 before your Petitioner was an Inhabitant a Rate or<lb></lb>
Assessment was made for the Relief & Maintenance of the Poor of the said Parish, and your Petr.<lb></lb>
by an Interlmeation in the Rate was Rated or assessed for that Year at the Rate of. £5..12s..8d., wch.<lb></lb>
is 2s..2d. P Week which considered as a Pound Rate woud Amount to 1s..10½d P Pound; The<lb></lb>
first half Year which Ended at Lady day last Past your Petitioner Paid; but then Acquainted the<lb></lb>
Collector or Church Warden that he was Rated excesswely high and above in Proportion to his<lb></lb>
Neighbours & others Inhabitants of the said Parish.</p>
<p n="292">That a Meeting being Published to be held in August last for the making of Another Rate or<lb></lb>
Assessmt. for the Ensuing Year Your Petitioner Attended Such Meeting and then and there made<lb></lb>
a Remonstrance in Writing of his Grievance Representing that he was Charged in the Poor Book<lb></lb>
at the Rate of £5..12s..8d. P Annum being 1s..10½d in the Pound upon his Rent of £60. P Ann. a<lb></lb>
heavy Charge upon a Young Man just coming into the World and Entring into Business & therein<lb></lb>
Requesting said Vestry or Assessors to take his Case into Consideration & make such Rate or<lb></lb>
Assessment as in their Cand our should think reasonable</p>
<p n="293">But your Petr. cou'd Obtain no Relief or Abatomt. on such Rate or Assessmt.</p>
<p n="294">Wherein your Petr. conceives and is Advised that the said Rate is Partial Unequal and<lb></lb>
Unjust & that he is Aggrieved thereby.</p>
<p n="295">Therefore he humbly appegls to your Lordship and Worships against<lb></lb>
the said rate or Assessmt. and Prays your Lordship any Worships will be Pleased<lb></lb>
to Appoint some day this Present Session to hear and determine<lb></lb>
the Matter touching the said Appeal</p>
<p n="296">And Your Petitioner Shall every Pray Etc.</p>
<p n="297"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15070_n297-1">Charles Robins</rs>
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