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<p n="333">To the Right Worpll: His Maties Justices of the Peace for<lb></lb>
the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50144_geo167">Midd</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50144_geo167" type="type" value="county"></interp>
assembled in Quarter Sessions</p>
<p n="334">The Humble Peticon & Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50144_n334-1">John Lupton</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50144_n334-1" type="surname" value="LUPTON"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50144_n334-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of<lb></lb>
the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50144_geo168">Hackney </rs>
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in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50144_occ86">Clerk</rs>
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</p>
<p n="335"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That near thirty Years since Yor: Peticonr. was Constituted & appointed <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50144_occ87">Master<lb></lb>
of a Free. School</rs>
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in the said parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50144_geo169">Hackney</rs>
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where he still continues</p>
<p n="336">That during all the said time your Peticonr. never was rated to<lb></lb>
the Releif of the Poor neither have any of your Peticonrs.<lb></lb>
Predecessors been rated to the Releif of the Poor wthin.<lb></lb>
the memory of any person now living as yor. Peticonr. hath<lb></lb>
been informed & verily beleives (untill the Year last past)</p>
<p n="337">That Yor: Peticonr. now stands rated wch. hath been<lb></lb>
demanded of him by the Overseers of the Poor as due<lb></lb>
at Lady Day last past & threaten to distrain in<lb></lb>
case he dont pay what he is rated</p>
<p n="338">Yor. Peticonr: thinks himself aggrieved wth. the<lb></lb>
said Rate and appeals to this Worpll. Bench<lb></lb>
& humbly prays (the prmisses considered) That<lb></lb>
in regard it is a Free School for educating<lb></lb>
& teaching the Children of the same parish<lb></lb>
that he may be discharged from paying to the said<lb></lb>
Rate</p>
<p n="339">And Yor. Peticonr. (as in Duty bound) shall ever pray Etc:</p>
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