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<p n="868">To the Right Honoble. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15005_occ305">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15005_n868-1">William Ashhurst</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15005_occ306">Knt</rs>
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. Lord<lb></lb>
Maior of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo549">City of London</rs>
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And to the Right Worll. the rest<lb></lb>
of their Maties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15005_occ307">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of the same City.</p>
<p n="869">The humble Peticon of the Churchwardens & <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15005_occ308">Overseers<lb></lb>
of the Poore</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo550">St. Andrews Wardrobe</rs>
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London</p>
<p n="870"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That yor. Petrs. Parish is scituate never broken wharfe And are not able<lb></lb>
to raise sufficient sumes of money amongst themselves to releive their Poore<lb></lb>
Notwithstanding their Assessements are very greate gett the charge of<lb></lb>
their Poore is above their said Assessemt. As the same upon full<lb></lb>
examination hath sundry times Appeared to divers Aldren of this<lb></lb>
City appointed to heare the same and their Poore increaseing upon<lb></lb>
them.</p>
<p n="871">Their humble Suites unto yor. good Honors. and<lb></lb>
Worpps. is that you will be favourably pleased to grant<lb></lb>
unto them the contribution of £40. from other Parishes<lb></lb>
wthin. this City for and towardes the releiveing their<lb></lb>
Poore As they have formerly had for divers yeares by<lb></lb>
reason of their greate charge & number of Poore or<lb></lb>
such other allowance As to yor. Honrs & Worpps. shall<lb></lb>
seeme meete.</p>
<p n="872">And they shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
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