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To the Rt. Honble Sr.
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William Humfrys
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Lord Mayor
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City of London
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the Rt.
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Woppfull the Recordr. and the rest of his Maties
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Justices of the Peace
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for the said City.
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The humble Peticon and Appeale of
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Nathl. Taylor
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of Brown Court in
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Chancery lane
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in the rest within the Libties of the
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sd. City
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Sheweth,
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That at the last Midsumr. Qur. Sessions of the Peace hold
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here in & for the sd City. yor. Petr. had a hearing with his
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Parishmts. concerning the paymt. of four years Rate
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aforesd upon him towards the relief of the Poor of the sd. Parish
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wch. was in arrears & unpd. by wason he thot. himself over rated
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& the sd. rates not being allowed & confirmed by the Justices as
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the Law diverts, Upon wch. hearing Sr.
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Peter King
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diverted yr.
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Petr. to pay the sd. Arrears & sd. that he wou'd take rare for
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the future, yt. yor. Petirs. shou'd be rated but in proposed with
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his neighbors. and yor.
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did thereupon pay the sd. Arrears.
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Notwithstanding which yor. Petr. is since rated 5 penne Pish
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towards the releif of the poor as before amounting to £1.1s.8d. P ann
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altho to lives in our of the
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Tenmts. in the sd. Count & of
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as much to do, and is much over rates, by being charged more than
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his neighbours in
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Crown Court
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or Flower de Lure Court of the
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same Rents & of as good ability as himself.
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That yor. Petr. therefore humbly conceives
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himself aggrieved by yrs. Rate or Assessment
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since made upon him as above, & humbly
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appeals to this Court agnt. the same, and
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Prays that such ordr. may be taken therein
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for yor. Petrs. releif as to this Court shall
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been Convenient.
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And yor. Peticonr. shall Pray Etc
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