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To the Right Honorble.
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William Ashhurst
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. Lord Maior
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of the
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And to the Right Worll. their Maties.
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Justices of the Peace
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of the same City.
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The humble Peticon of the Churchwardens & Overseers of
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ye Poore & other Inhitants of
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Sheweth
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That the Inhabitants of the said Parish are generally of mean condition
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the cheife houses therein being possessed by Chairmen and other like
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inferiour trades' that were went to be inhabited by Drapers' and
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others of like quality by which meanes the Poore are very much
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increased and the Rates for their maintenance are extreamly
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abated yor. Petrs. haveing only An Annuity of iiij. P Ann And
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the Poores bookes' wth. by an extream rate now amounts to about
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£180. P Ann for their maintenance The children left & laid in
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the Parish are now in number 27 besides 11. constant Petrs. and
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other contingent charges amounting to no less then £200. P Annu
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and the Collectors. for Severall Yeares last past have left their
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Successors one Quarter of a yeare in debt to the Nurses wth. yor. Petrs.
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can by noe meanes avoid And being formerly rated to pay viij. l yearely
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to the releife of the Poore in the Pish of
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St. Gyles Cripplegt. London
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wth. they are unable to pay in respect of their none greate charge to
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mainteyne.
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Yor. Petr. humble into therefore unto yor. good Honors.
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& Worpps. is That you wilbe pleased respect of their own
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greate charge to
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discharge them from the
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said Paymt. of
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aforesaid or any other time to any
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other Parish.
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And they shall Pray Etc.
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