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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Pounds P Ann; but after that dreadfull fire, which consumed most of the Habitations it was
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taken of And A multitude of the Inhabitants which were burnt out, came to Inhabitt in their
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Parish. And when the City was Rebuilt the houses were built soe large that their no Houses for
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the Poor; The rich went all back into the citty. And left the Poor behind them who many
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of them hath become A great charge and the Poverty and decay of trade and the long & sedious
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Warr, And the Generall decay in the Weaveing trade, of which Trade three parts of our
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Poor consist upon, whereby the Parish is reduced to such great Straites, that they know not wch:
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way to releive their Poor, notwithstanding they make such great Assesments for the Poor that
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noe Parish in the City or Freedom part comes nere it, And besides every year wee are forced
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to make Additionall rates for the Poor. And this year besides the Assesment for ye Yearly poor
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their is already Assessed A year and an halfes additionall rates for the Poor, which makes
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the Gentlemen of the Parish threaten to leave the same, but wee are constrained to make
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such Assesments. And all will not doe for wee are Indebted betweene Nine Hundred And
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A Thousand Pounds which wee pay Intrest for May it Please your Honour And yor.
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Worshpps from the time of the Dreadfull fire of
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untill the Year 1688 wee had not One
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Penny Allowed from the Citty; And in the sd Year 1688 wee had allowed Thirty Pounds and at
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severall times by degrees it was raised to Sixty Pounds for which wee Return thanks to this
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Honourable Bench. Wee are Informed that
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St Giles Cripplegate
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for the Freedom pt; doe receive
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from the City Ninety five Pounds P Ann, And wee doe pay to the Poor A great deale more then
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they and have A Greater number of Poor by Farr then they, As may appear by our Returne
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according to the Precept received from the Lord Major and his Brethren the Aldermen; And wee
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are Assessed by order of the Common Councel for the Setting the Poor to worke Three Hundred
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Twenty two Pounds Thirteene shillings and six Pence which is above Double the Sume of any
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the Parishes in or about the Citty of London Excepting one Parish.
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Your Petitioners therefore Humbly Beseeches this Honourable Bench to Consider the
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Premises And to Commiserate the Poor Condition of their Parish: And to Allow them such
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further Releiffe as your Honours in your Grave Wisdom shall seeme Meett
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And as in duty Bound they shall pray Etc.
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