Jump to Content
Jump to Main Navigation
Jump to Section Navigation
Sign in
Register
London Lives 1690 to 1800
Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
Main Navigation
Home
Search
Browse
Lives
Historical Background
The Project
London Lives Book
<
div1
type
=
"SM_PSpage"
id
=
"LMSMPS50924PS509240057"
>
<
xptr
type
=
"pageFacsimile"
doc
=
"LMSMPS509240057"
>
</
xptr
>
<
p
n
=
"281"
>
who duly pays the several parochial Taxes in respect thereof
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and the rent of your Petitioner is thereby redused to the annual
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
sum of nine pounds thirteen Shillings
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"282"
>
That antecedent to the time the said seace was granted
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Your petitioner held same premises upon a former lease
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
thereof at the liks rent and the term thereby demised being nearly
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
expird and the premises being considerably out of repair your
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
petitioner obtained the above mentioned Lease at the time of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
granting which your Petitoners landlords being convinced that
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the rent thereby reserved was the ulmost annual value thereof
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
not only allowed your Petitoner the sum of two pounds ten
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Shillings out of the first half years Rent but also for gave him
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
one ful year Rent towards making the necessary repairs of the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
said Premises
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"283"
>
That no premium or gratinity whatsoever was given as
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the consideration for the said Lease and your Petitioner humbly
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
inusts that the rent thereby reserved is the untmost annual value
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the said premises notwithstanding which your Petitioner
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
is assessed as holding premises of the annual value of thirty
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
two pounds and is rated the sum of one pound seventeen
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Shillings and four pence towards the maintenance of the poor
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the said
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50924_geo287"
>
parish of saint Luke chelsea
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50924_geo287"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"parish of saint Luke chelsea"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50924_geo287"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
being after the rate of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
one shilling and two pence in the pounds upon such supposed
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
annual value
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"284"
>
That the Stock in Trade of the Sevreal Inhabitants of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
the said Parish of Saint Luke Chelsea is wherely comitted to be
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
rated towards the maintenance of the Poor of the said Parish
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"285"
>
That besides the reasons herein before alledged against the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
said Rate your Petitiner further sibmits the several persons
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
whose names are hereunder witten are whally comitted to be
</
p
>
</
div1
>
View as Text
Section Navigation
Home
Search
Browse Documents
Lives
Historical Background
About This Project
Copyright & Citation Guide
Contact Us