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To the Right Worshipfull his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County
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of Middx Assembled in their Generall Quarter Sessions
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Nicholson
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Robert Sparke
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John Verdon
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William Wilson
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Francis Saul
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Charles Singleton
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John Morris
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Henry Green
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Robert Shelley
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Thomas Nicholls
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John Walsh
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all of
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the same parish and divers other Inhitants
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Sheweth
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That it hath been the custome of the said Parish time out of mind for the
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Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor
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there together with such Inhitants who are of
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the Vestry to assemble on Ascencion day in order to make a rate or assessment for the releife
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of the Poor in the said Parish after previous notice first given
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That contrary to the custome of the said parish as a aforesaid One of the present
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Churchwardens with the Overseers
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have without notice first given as aforesaid to such
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Inhitants who are of the Vestry proceeded to make a rate for the releife of the Poor there
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for this present year in a very
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equall as also unprecedented and illegall manner
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and have since the making of the same rate by false misrepresentacons obtained the
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confirmacon thereof by two of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for this County
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Therefore your Peticoners conceiving themselves aggrieved therein
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humbly appeale against the said Rate or Assessment as being unequall
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& surreptitionsly obtained and Pray that the
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Churchwarden & Overseers
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of the Poor
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of the said Parish may be ordered to attend this Court some day
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this Sessions with the sd. Rate or in the mean time to have a Copy
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thereof as to your Worships shall seem meet
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And your Peticonrs. shall Pray Etc.
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Robt. Powney
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Rob: Nicholson
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Will: Soley
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John Terdon
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Rob Sparke
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Wm Wilson
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Td Fuller
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Henry Green
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Churchwarden
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In Morns
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Andrew Parnell
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