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To the Rt. Honoble.
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Lord Major
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And to the Rt. Worll the Rest of his Maties
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Justices
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of the Peace
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in the Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled
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The humble Peticon of the Churchwardens and Overseers of the
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Poore of the severall parishes of St. Gyles Cripplegate
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Colamen St. Andrews holbourne St. Sepulchers St. Brides Alhallowes
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on the wall St. Buttolph Aldengate And St. Buttolph without
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Bishoppgate
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Sheweth
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That yor. Petrs. are very much over burthened with Poore and nott able to Raise Sufficient
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Sumes of money amongst themselves to Releive them Notwithstanding their Assessments
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are greater than therefore Yett the Charge of their poore is farr above their said
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Assessements As the Same upon full Examination hath many times appeared to divers Aldren
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of the Citty appointed to heare the same and their poore daily Encreasing upon them Their
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said Parishes lyeing some of them neare to the Suberbes and others of them in the
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Their Humble Suites therefore unto yor. good honor Worspps. is that you
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will be favourable pleased to graunt unto them the Contribucons of other
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Parishes within this Citty for and towards the Releiving their poore As
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They have formerly had which are particularly hereunder menconed
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or such further Allowance As to yor. Honr. Worpps. shall Seeme meete
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St Cyles without Cripplegate£90
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St. Buttolph without Aldgate£50
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St Andrew Wardrobe£40
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St. Katherine Coleman£12
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St Andrews holbourne£7
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St Sepulchers£44
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