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<p n="49">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ36">Right Honble. Sr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n49-1">Wm. Lewen</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ38">Lord<lb></lb>
Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15029_geo25">City of London</rs>
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& the Rest<lb></lb>
of his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ39">Justices of peace</rs>
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at Genal Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="50">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n50-1">Lane Bellas</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ40">Church Wardens</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
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of the poor</rs>
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of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15029_geo26">St Anne Black<lb></lb>
Fryers</rs>
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London</p>
<p n="51"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That the sd. Parish consists of about four hundred<lb></lb>
and thirty Houses of which at least One hundred and<lb></lb>
fifty are under Tenn pounds p Ann Rent and many of<lb></lb>
Them under Six pounds none of which assessed<lb></lb>
to the poor.</p>
<p n="52">By reason whereof and of the great Increase of the<lb></lb>
the poor, the Rates are become So high that these few<lb></lb>
persons that were able to pay are most of Them removed<lb></lb>
and those that remaine, or Succeed Them that are removed<lb></lb>
are generally poor, and Subsist cheifly by letting Lodgings<lb></lb>
So that the Sd. Parish is reduced to So low and Miserable<lb></lb>
a Condicon that they are not able to maintain their poor<lb></lb>
whose rate amounts to above five hundred pounds & Ann<lb></lb>
without the Aid and assistance of some other Parishes</p>
<p n="53">Therefore your Petrs. humbly pray that<lb></lb>
such order may be made for releife of the<lb></lb>
Sd. Parish as to your Lordshipp and Worshipps<lb></lb>
shall seem meet</p>
<p n="54">And your Petrs. shall ever<lb></lb>
pray Etc.</p>
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<lb></lb>
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</p>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15029_n56-2">Wm. Vaux</rs>
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} <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15029_occ43">Overseers</rs>
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