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<p n="329">To the Right Worshipfull his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50202_occ120">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo286">Middx</rs>
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in their Gent<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions of the Peace assembled</p>
<p n="330">In Pursuance to the referrence on the Annex'd Petition and Appeale of</p>
<p n="331">Morttershead praying to be discharged from paying to the Scavengers<lb></lb>
Rate of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo287">Parish of St. James</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo288">Clerkenwell</rs>
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in regard the Petitioner liveth<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo289">Muzlehill</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo290">the Parish of Hornsey</rs>
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Now we whose hands are here:<lb></lb>
unto Subscribed his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50202_occ121">Justices of the peace</rs>
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in the said Order of<lb></lb>
Referrence Named haveing Summoned the Scavengers of the said Parish before,<lb></lb>
us and heard the allegations given and made on all Sides Do report unto this<lb></lb>
Court the Matter as it appeared before us Vizt. The said Morttershead is owner<lb></lb>
of Lands at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo291">Muzlehill</rs>
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to the Value of about Sixty Pounds P annum And<lb></lb>
for many Years past hath paid to the Poors Rate of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo292">Parish of St James</rs>
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Clerken<lb></lb>
well Notwithstanding which the Petitioner was never Charged to the Scavengers<lb></lb>
Rate, in the said Parish till the Year 1720 And it being Matter of Doult<lb></lb>
Whether Muzzlehill be or can be deemed out of the bills of Mortality or not<lb></lb>
or whether by paying to the poor of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo293">Parish of St James Clerkenwell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
it doth not bring the Appealant within the Bills of Mortality for which<lb></lb>
Reason we would not Determine the Matter but Leave it to this Court for Your<lb></lb>
Worships Opinion whether the said Morttershead ought to pay the said Rate<lb></lb>
or not.</p>
<p n="332">March 21st 1721</p>
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All which we Submitt<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50202_n333-2">John Tullor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50202_n333-1">Wm. Cotesworth</rs>
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