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To the Right Honble: Sr.
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Lord Major
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And to ye Rt. Worll: his Maties
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Justices of the
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of ye same City in ye Generall Quarter Sessions assembled
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The humble Peticon of the Churchwardens & Overseers of ye
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Poore of the sevall Parishes of St. Gyles wth. out Cripplegate
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St. Buttolph wth. out Algate St. Andrew Wardrobe St. Rathine
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Coleman St. Andrew Holborne St. Sepulchers St. Brides
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Alhallowes on the wall St. Buttolph Aldersgate & St. Buttolph
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wth. out Bishoppsgate.
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Sheweth
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That yor. Petrs. are very much over burthened wth. poore and not able to raise
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sufficient sumes of mony amongst themselves to releive them Notwth. standing their
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assessmts. are greater then heretofore Yet the charge of their poore is far above their
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said assessmts: As the same upon full examination hath many times appeared to
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divers Aldren of this City appointed to heare the same and their Poore daily
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encreasing upon them Their said Parishes lying some of them neere to the
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Suburbes & others of them in the Suburbes of this City.
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Their humble Snites therefore unto yor. good Honr. & Worpps. is
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That you. wilbe favourably pleased to grant unto them the
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contribucons from other Parishes wth. in this City for & towards the
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releiving their Poore As they have formerly had wch. are Pticulerly
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hereunder menconed or such further allowance As to yor. honr. &
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Worpps. shall seeme meete.
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And yor. Petrs. shall ever Pray Etc
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£
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St. Giles wth.out Cripplegt.90.
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St. Buttolph wth.out Algate50.
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St. Andrew Wardrobe40.
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St. Kath. Coleman12.
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St. Andr Holborne7.
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St. Sepulchers44.
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St. Brides15.
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Alhallowes on ye wall12.
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St. Butt Aldersgt.15.
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St Butt Bppsgate60.
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