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<p n="77">To the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor of the City of<lb></lb>
London and the Rest of the Worshipfull his Majestys<lb></lb>
Justices of the peace for the said City in their General<lb></lb>
Quarter Session of the peace for the same City<lb></lb>
Assembled</p>
<p n="78">The humble Petition and Appeal of the Master, Governors<lb></lb>
and Commonalty of the Mystery of Barbers of London</p>
<p n="79"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Your Petitioners by a certain Rate or Assessment<lb></lb>
made for the Relief of the poor of the parish of Saint Olave<lb></lb>
Silver Street London on or about the thirtyeth day of<lb></lb>
September now last past (by the Description of the Worshipful<lb></lb>
Company of Barbers) are Assessed and Charged towards the<lb></lb>
said Relief in the Sum of Nine pounds four Shillings for<lb></lb>
and in Respect of their Hall and premisses situate in<lb></lb>
Monckwell Street for one Quarter of a Year from the<lb></lb>
twenty fourth day of June 1773 to the 29th: day of<lb></lb>
September following</p>
<p n="80">That Your Petitioners are advised that the said<lb></lb>
Rate or Assessment so made on Your Petitioners is excessive<lb></lb>
and unequal And Your Petitioners find themselves<lb></lb>
aggrieved thereby And therefore humbly Appeal to this<lb></lb>
Honorable Court against the said Rate or Assessment And<lb></lb>
pray Relief in the Premisses And that this Honorable<lb></lb>
Court will be pleased to hear and Determine this their<lb></lb>
Petition and Appeal at this present General<lb></lb>
Quarter Session of the Peace</p>
<p n="81"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n81-1">James Mary</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15085_n81-1" type="surname" value="Mary"></interp>
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&<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ25">Sollicitor</rs>
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for the Appellants</p>
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