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<p n="323">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15027_occ158">Right Honble Sr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n323-1">Charles Peers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15027_occ159">Knt</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15027_occ160">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15027_geo158">City of London</rs>
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and to the rest of his Matys Justices in their Genall Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
Assembled</p>
<p n="324">The Humble Petition and Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n324-1">Samuel Carter</rs>
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<p n="325"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Petitioner is an Inhabitant in <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15027_occ161">Sepulchres</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
dwelleth in a house called the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15027_geo159">Bell Inn</rs>
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which for many Years<lb></lb>
past was So used & Occupied But of late Years Your Petrs<lb></lb>
Landlord Seperated the Taphouse with a Tenemt formerly<lb></lb>
belonging to the sd Inn and made a Dwelling house thereof<lb></lb>
distinct from ye sd Inn wherein your Petitioner for Some<lb></lb>
Years past did live & Inhabit And tho other part of the<lb></lb>
Premisses were used by one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n325-1">Hugh Jones</rs>
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for an <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15027_occ162">Inn</rs>
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And lately your Petitionr having taken a Lease of the<lb></lb>
whole premisses or greatest part called ye Bell Inn and his<lb></lb>
Landlord having now Converted the Dwelling house wherein<lb></lb>
Yr petitioner lately lived into a Taphouse again as was<lb></lb>
formerly used in & wth ye sd Inn being contiguous & belonging<lb></lb>
Thereunto pays only as one house to the Tax on Windows<lb></lb>
as in Justice he ought to do. Yet nevertheless your Petitionr<lb></lb>
is doubly Taxed rated & Charged To the Poor & other Rates for two dwelling houses<lb></lb>
& as occupied by Distinct persons, by the Church Wardens<lb></lb>
& Overseers of the poor of the sd parish <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15027_geo160">of St Sepulchres</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15027_geo161">London</rs>
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whereby your Petitionr is agrieved</p>
<p n="326">Wherefore he humbly prays your Honrs Worpps<lb></lb>
wd releive him in ye premisses & Order ye<lb></lb>
Church Wardens & Overseers of the poor of ye sd Pish<lb></lb>
to appear before Yr Honors & Shew cause why<lb></lb>
Yr Petitioner sh'd not be releived to ye sd Hall<lb></lb>
& Assessmt and also to hear & abide ye Deteminacon<lb></lb>
of ye Honr & Worppl</p>
<p n="327">And he Shall ever pray Etc</p>
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