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<p n="30">To the Right Worspll his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50058_occ10">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of<lb></lb>
Midds</p>
<p n="31"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
The humble Peticon of the Inhabitants of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50058_geo18">Parish of St<lb></lb>
Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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whose names are hereunder Subscribed in<lb></lb>
the behalf of themselves and other Inhabitants of the Same<lb></lb>
Parish aggrieved</p>
<p n="32">That the Prsent <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50058_occ11">Ovrseers of the Poore</rs>
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of the sd Parish In Combinacon with Some of the<lb></lb>
Antient Inhabitants thereof have unequally rated the Contributions of money for the<lb></lb>
releife of the poore of the parish for the Yeare ensueing without haveing regard<lb></lb>
to the rateing of personall Estates in Goods browne but have proceeded in the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Taxation according to a pound Rate on Rent referred only by which your Petr.<lb></lb>
are greived for that every person (by the Lawes of this Realive) ought to be<lb></lb>
rated according and in proporcon to his Justice Sab Stained within the sd. parish<lb></lb>
aswell as by the pound Rate</p>
<p n="33"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">P <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50058_n33-1">Thos Nash</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Wherefore yor. Petr. humbly Pray that the Sd. Ovrseers and others<lb></lb>
prsent all the makeing of the sd. Rate may be warned to attend<lb></lb>
this Court to Shew cause why there Should not be a new Rate<lb></lb>
made with respect by person all Estate & not collect by a<lb></lb>
Pound Rate only.</p>
<p n="34">And Yr. Pr. (as in duty bound) Shall ever Pray Etc</p>
<p n="35"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50058_n35-1">Thomas Beesley</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50058_n35-2">John Atkinson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50058_n35-3">Richard Ayres</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50058_n35-4">will Francis</rs>
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<p n="36"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50058_n36-1">Sarah Corslers</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50058_n36-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<lb></lb>
her<obscured></obscured>
mark<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50058_n36-2">Anne Bannister</rs>
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