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April 1796

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who duly pays the several parochial Taxes in respect thereof
and the rent of your Petitioner is thereby redused to the annual
sum of nine pounds thirteen Shillings

That antecedent to the time the said seace was granted
Your petitioner held same premises upon a former lease
thereof at the liks rent and the term thereby demised being nearly
expird and the premises being considerably out of repair your
petitioner obtained the above mentioned Lease at the time of
granting which your Petitoners landlords being convinced that
the rent thereby reserved was the ulmost annual value thereof
not only allowed your Petitoner the sum of two pounds ten
Shillings out of the first half years Rent but also for gave him
one ful year Rent towards making the necessary repairs of the
said Premises

That no premium or gratinity whatsoever was given as
the consideration for the said Lease and your Petitioner humbly
inusts that the rent thereby reserved is the untmost annual value
of the said premises notwithstanding which your Petitioner
is assessed as holding premises of the annual value of thirty
two pounds and is rated the sum of one pound seventeen
Shillings and four pence towards the maintenance of the poor
of the said parish of saint Luke chelsea being after the rate of
one shilling and two pence in the pounds upon such supposed
annual value

That the Stock in Trade of the Sevreal Inhabitants of
the said Parish of Saint Luke Chelsea is wherely comitted to be
rated towards the maintenance of the Poor of the said Parish

That besides the reasons herein before alledged against the
said Rate your Petitiner further sibmits the several persons
whose names are hereunder witten are whally comitted to be




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