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To the
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and to the rest of his Matys Justices in their Genall Quarter Sessions
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Assembled
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The Humble Petition and Appeal of
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Samuel Carter
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioner is an Inhabitant in
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Sepulchres
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and
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dwelleth in a house called the
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Bell Inn
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which for many Years
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past was So used & Occupied But of late Years Your Petrs
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Landlord Seperated the Taphouse with a Tenemt formerly
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belonging to the sd Inn and made a Dwelling house thereof
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distinct from ye sd Inn wherein your Petitioner for Some
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Years past did live & Inhabit And tho other part of the
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Premisses were used by one
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Hugh Jones
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for an
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Inn
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And lately your Petitionr having taken a Lease of the
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whole premisses or greatest part called ye Bell Inn and his
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Landlord having now Converted the Dwelling house wherein
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Yr petitioner lately lived into a Taphouse again as was
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formerly used in & wth ye sd Inn being contiguous & belonging
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Thereunto pays only as one house to the Tax on Windows
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as in Justice he ought to do. Yet nevertheless your Petitionr
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is doubly Taxed rated & Charged To the Poor & other Rates for two dwelling houses
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& as occupied by Distinct persons, by the Church Wardens
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& Overseers of the poor of the sd parish
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of St Sepulchres
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whereby your Petitionr is agrieved
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Wherefore he humbly prays your Honrs Worpps
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wd releive him in ye premisses & Order ye
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Church Wardens & Overseers of the poor of ye sd Pish
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to appear before Yr Honors & Shew cause why
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Yr Petitioner sh'd not be releived to ye sd Hall
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& Assessmt and also to hear & abide ye Deteminacon
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of ye Honr & Worppl
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And he Shall ever pray Etc
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