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<p n="82">These Merchants are rated to the Poor's<lb></lb>
Rate, which they refuse to pay alledging<lb></lb>
they are Inmates only and not Liable.</p>
<p n="83">Under the Circumstances of this Case<lb></lb>
your Opinion therefore is desired.</p>
<p n="84">Whether these three Merchants and<lb></lb>
Partners are Inhabitants or In mates only.<lb></lb>
If Inhabitants and liable to pay what Remedies<lb></lb>
and Powers have the Parish by Law to recover<lb></lb>
and in force the Payment of this Rates. And<lb></lb>
what Method would you advise the Church Wardens<lb></lb>
to take for that Purposes.</p>
<p n="85">Where an Houses so divided that one part has no<lb></lb>
communication with the other & has separate<lb></lb>
doors, the Occupier of each Part is severally<lb></lb>
ratable to the Poor during such separation &<lb></lb>
subject to service Parochial Offices. But in the<lb></lb>
present Case this Houses is to be considered<lb></lb>
only as one Entire Tenemt, & the Merchts Inhabit<lb></lb>
ing therein merely as Inmates, & so not Liable<lb></lb>
to the Poor's rate Etc for if the Lair was otherwise<lb></lb>
every Man that had a Lodging might be rated,<lb></lb>
which he certainly cannot be and the Nature<lb></lb>
of these Persons business does not make them<lb></lb>
Subject to the Penalty influted by any of the<lb></lb>
By Laws of the City</p>
<p n="86"> <rs type="persName" id="GLDBPM30614_n86-1">Th. Nugent</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="GLDBPM30614_geo38">Guild hall</rs>
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<rs type="date" id="GLDBPM30614_date13">Apr. 14th 1759</rs>
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