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