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pursuant to an Order of the Genll: Quarter Sessions of the peace held att Hickshall in St: John
for the sd County by adjornmt: on Tuesday the, 8th day of Aprill last past, In wch: Ordr itt is therein [..]
That wee whose names are here unto Subscribed together with sd: Hen: Johnson< no role > Knt : Coll [..] :fery [..]
Geo: Ford< no role > & Harcourt Masters< no role > Esqr Such of his Majties: Justices of the peace for the sd. County as in the sd. [..]
appoynted, or any three of us, should take upon us the hearing & Examinacon of the peticon & app [..]
diverse of the Ancient & Chief Inhitants of the Hamlett of Mile And old towne in the pish of ste [..]
als Stepney in the sd County as well on the behalfe of themselves as of other (and holders within the sd [..]
Exhibited unto the sd. Court att the sd. Quarter Sessions, Thereby Shewing yt after an unusuall man [..]
pound rate hath bin Lately made for the may [..] name of the poor [..]
withoutt respect had to psonall Estates Contrary to the knowne [..]
Methods heretofore used in making the Likeassessemt: within the sd [..]
the petrs: are aggrieved & appealed from the same; And wee the sd [..] whose num [..]
together with the sd. Cold fory, Mr Bateman & Mr Master did according to the sd. order meete at [..]
in White Chappell in this County on the day & at the tyme in the sd Ord menconed; And die then& the [..]
prsence of the Churchwarden & Overseers of the poor & diverse of the ancient & Chief Inhitants of the sd.
as also of the sd Appellants, Take upon us the hearing & Examinacon of the sd Matter & upon a Long [..]
& hearing & Only Examining all Ptyes Comemed & their Alleyarons on both Sides, Itt appeared
the sd. Rate is unequall & oppressive & is according to a poundrate & nott according to the ability of [..]
Inhitants there & Contrary to the ancient & usuall Methods & Custom practised & used in the sd [..]
making the Rates for the Relief of the Poor there; And wee whose names are hereunto Subscribed [..]
the sd. Coll fary, Mr Bateman, & Mr Master did in the prseme of the sd Churchwarden & Overseers of the [..]
diverse other ancient & Chief Inhitants of the sd. Hamlett then & there declare, That the sd. Rate was [..]
oppressive & Contrary to Law, And did order them forthwith to proceed to make a New Equall & Jud [..]
& Taxawn upon the sd Hamlett according to Lame for Raising a Competent Sume or Sumes for & toward [..]
necessary Reliese of the poor within the sd. Hamlett to begathered out of the Same according to the ability the
Or otherwise amongst themselves to agree & fairly to Settle the matter in difference [..] t them [..]
the Same unto us the sd. Last rented Justices or any Such three of us at Such Convenient tyme as we [..]
they having notice there of: And whereas wee whose names and hereunto Subscribed & other the sd.
memoned Justices did Cause tymely notice to be given to the sd. Churchwarden & Overseers of the poor & [..]
of the sd. Hamlett to appeare before us att the Mr. Whitolypn aforesd. on Monday the third day of July in [..]
nyne of the Clocke in the forenoon, In order That wee might take an Account of their proceeding
and Inspect the New Rate (If any made) on further to Enquire into any new matter or Cause of Con [..]
(If any Should be offered) Att which last memoned tyme neither the sd. Churchwarden nor Overseers of
or any other Inhitants of the sd. Hamlett Except four or five of the aforesd Petrs: did appeare
Mee therefore whose names are hereunto Subscribed Doe Reporte to this Honble: Court That Itt is
Opinion That the said Rate agt: which the Peticoners did appeale is very unequall & oppressive & [..]
It Lane and is made according to a pound rate & nott according to the ability of the Inhitants of the sd [..]
& Contrary to the ancient & usuall Methods & Custom used in the sd. Hamlett for making Rates for the
of the Poore there, and oughs to be quashed & vacated and a new Rate made according to Lane [..]
the antient usage & Custom of the sd. Hamlett Given under our hand [..] 10th day of July
Anno qr RRs Guliel terry mmc Augl etc undecimo .

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