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August 1697

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To the Worsfull: his Majties: Justices
assigned to hold the Peace within the County
of Middx

The humble peticon of the poor within the Division or
Precinct of Saffron hill Hatton Garden and Cly Dents in
the parish of St. Andrew Holborn in the County aforesd

Sheweth

That Mr Benjamin Dart< no role > and Mr: John Loyd< no role > the prsent
Overseers for what reasons yor. Peticonrs. know not refuse to
pay the sd poor thene respective Pensions

That for a long time it has been a Custome to pay the
sd poor every fortnight And that there is now due to
them 7 weeks Miliough the sd Overseers have a Rate
made for a monthly Colleccon, and have reced some
mony of the sd Liberty before hand

Forasmuch as yor Peticonrsomesuffer
extreame wants some having run into
debt as farr as they can for theire subsistance
others are ready starve

They therefore must humbly pray yor
worspps. to order the sd Overseers to
shew cause why they do not pay yor
Peticonr

And they shall pray Etc




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