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<p n="117">To the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of<lb></lb>
the City of London and the rest of the Worshipful<lb></lb>
His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ28">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said City<lb></lb>
in their General Sessions of the Peace for the<lb></lb>
same City assembled</p>
<p n="118">The humble Petition and appeal<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n118-1">Porter Ridout</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15085_n118-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
one of the Inhabitants<lb></lb>
of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo60">Saint James Dukes<lb></lb>
Place</rs>
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London</p>
<p n="119"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioner is Seized in Fee of a Certaine<lb></lb>
Messuage on Tenement which he now and for several Years<lb></lb>
past hath Occupied Situation the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo61">Saint<lb></lb>
James Duke's Place</rs>
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<p n="120">That by a Certain Rate or Assessment lately made for<lb></lb>
Relief of the Poor of the said Parish of Saint James<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15085_geo62">Dukes Place</rs>
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Your Petitioner by the Name of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n120-1">Peter Ridout</rs>
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<lb></lb>
was Assessed and Charged towards the said Relief in the Sum<lb></lb>
of £0.12:6for and in respect of his said<lb></lb>
Dwelling House for one Quarter of a Year from Michas 1773 to Xmas followg</p>
<p n="121">That Your Petitioner is advised that the said Rate<lb></lb>
or Assessment so made on your Petitioner is Oppressive and<lb></lb>
unequal and finds himself Aggrieved thereby And therefore<lb></lb>
Your Petitioner humbly appeals to this Honourable Court,<lb></lb>
against the said Rate or Assessment and prays Relief in<lb></lb>
the Premisses And that this Honourable Court will be<lb></lb>
pleased to hear this Petition and Appeal at this present<lb></lb>
General Session of the Peace</p>
<p n="122"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n122-1">Saml. Toulmin</rs>
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Soll for the appellant]</p>
<p n="123"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n123-1">Porter Ridout</rs>
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