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"hundred and Eighty seven Eleven Pounds four shillings and for One
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"Rate for the year One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty eight
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"Six Pounds thirteen Shillings and four pence That on the fifth
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day of February then last past the said Collectors of the Poors Rate
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for the said Hamlet made a Claim on the Petitioners for Two
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years from Lady day One Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty
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seven to Lady day One Thousand Seven hundred and eighty nine
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including their said former demand, whereby the Petitioners
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Conceived themselves aggrieved which said Appeal stood duly adjourned
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until this day Now upon hearing the said appeal and what
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hath been alledged by the respective Parties their Counsel and
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Witnesses It appears that the said Hamlet of
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Hampton
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is a vill Maintaining its own poor , That the Appellants
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by virtue and in pursuance of the Statute of the Seventeenth of the
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present Reign Chap: 18. and out of the Fund provided by that Act
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purchased from Sir
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William Dollen
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for the Sum of £4200 an
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ancient Bargeway or Towing Path within the said Hamlet
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upon the Bank of the
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River Thames
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and certain ancient Tolls
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and duties payable in respect of Horses drawing Barges along
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the same and that such Bargeway and Tolls were in the Month
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of January 1778 duly conveyed to the appellants for the purpose of
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the said Act. That the Appellants have Leased the Herbage
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and Pasture of the said Bargeway or Towing Path to Mr Spencers
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at an Annual Rent of £30,, 10. which is expressly appropriated
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to the use of the Navigation and that their Lessee is in the
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Occupation of the Herbage and Pasture so leased to him and pays
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the several Rates for the same. That immediately on the said
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Purchase and Conveyance the Tolls upon Barge Horses werein
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pursuance of the direction of the said Act discontinued and
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ever since that time the new Tolls authorized by the said Statute
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to be collected in lieu and stead thereof have been taken by the
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Appellants for all Barges and other Vessels navigating the said
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River between
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and the City Stone above Staines
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Bridge according to the quantity of Tomage. That Barges and
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then Vessels are daily navigated on that part of the Rivers
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Thames which is within the said Hamlet and adjoins the
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