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for the whole parish is but small.
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Sixthly, & Lastly, To all the above Reasons we presume
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to add That the Statute of Winchester on which this Extraordinary
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measures is pretented to be founded, is entirely foreign to the purpose.
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That obsolate Statute which is almost five hundred Years Old, relates
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only to Walled Towns, and appoints Watchman only to keep Guard
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at the Gates during the rights of the Summer Seasons. Besides there
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being no Penalties Annexed, the Refractory who refused to contri-
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bute, could not be compelled & those who complied would be the
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more Severely Taxed. In short this Statute on which so unjust
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so Arbitrary a measure is built, has in many tried cases been set aside,
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and found not to be Obligatory, for all which Reasons, we hope Your
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Worships will suspend issuing out any Precept till the sense of
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the parish can be taken in afair & regulat Manner, as we have
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reason to think that three fourthe of the Inhabitants are at
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present against the said measure or if you Worships think
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proper to issue out any such precept that you would as is Usual
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in Acts of Parliament in the like Cases, Carefully ascertain the
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rate in the pound & not impower any Vestry to exceed that
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Rate. And Your Petitioners as in Duty bound will ever
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pray
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Signed at
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by the
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Under named parishioners this
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19th. day of October 1767}
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J. Barker.
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