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<p n="493">Councill Men and pretended select Vestry Men of the said parish meerly with an Intent to give Your petitioners<lb></lb>
Trouble and Expence in the Execution of their said office And to oblige them of Necessity to advance their own Money for<lb></lb>
the Reliefe of the Poor gave out that the said Rate was become a quarterly Rate payable on the four quarter Days, and<lb></lb>
under that pretence they and many others by their perswasion refused to pay any part thereof till the determination<lb></lb>
of each Quarter respectively And thereby disabled Your Petitioners from raiseing Money sufficient for reliefe of the<lb></lb>
Poor as fast as if was wanted without a warrant for levying it by Distress whereupon Your petitioners applyed severall<lb></lb>
times to the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ182">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n493-1">Edward Becher</rs>
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for such warrant but could not prevail upon him to grant any, Otherwise than for<lb></lb>
each quarter part of the said Rate after the expiration of each quarter respectively.</p>
<p n="494">That your petitioners being advised by their Council That the said Restriction was void and not warranted by the<lb></lb>
said Act of Parliament whereon the said Rate was founded and that therefore the said Confirmation was absolute and<lb></lb>
Seperate Distresses could not be legally made at seperate Times and for severall parts of each or any persons<lb></lb>
proportion of the said Rate the whole sume charged on each person being one entire Sume and not severable and<lb></lb>
the Necessitys of the Poor of the said Parish requireing imediate Reliefe your Petitioners in Michas Term 1721 were under<lb></lb>
an absolute necessity to move, And by their Councill did move his Maty's Court of Kings Bench for a Mandamus to be<lb></lb>
directed to the said Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n494-1">Edward Becher</rs>
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requireing him to grant your Petitioners a Distress warrant on the said Rate<lb></lb>
And accordingly after severall Motions in Michas and Hillary Terms 1721 the said Court granted a Mandamus for a<lb></lb>
distress warrant for levying the whole Money remaining unpaid of the Money Assessed in the said Rate on each person<lb></lb>
respectively and a Mandamus was accordingly made out and delivered to the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ183">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n494-2">Edward Becher</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
thereupon granted your petitioners such Distress Warrant as thereby required.</p>
<p n="495">That when your petitioners year as Overseers expired and New Overseers were made and appointed<lb></lb>
your Petitioners rendered an Account to the Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n495-1">Edward Becher</rs>
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of the moneys by them paid and received and<lb></lb>
particularly of the Charges of obtaining the said Mandamus and distress warrant amounting to the sume of £34:3s:0d<lb></lb>
And thereupon there appeared to be in their hands the Sume of £7:5s:2d. of the Moneys of the said Parish which they were<lb></lb>
willing and offered to pay to the New Overseers according to the direction of the said Statute.</p>
<p n="496">That on Your Petitioners rendring the said Amount the said Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n496-1">Edward Becher</rs>
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refused to allow them therein the said<lb></lb>
Charges or any part thereof and thereupon by an Order under his Hand to them directed bearing date the 18th. day of July now last<lb></lb>
past they were required to pay unto <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n496-2">George Franckling</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n496-3">William Ferrett</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n496-4">John Preston</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n496-5">John Knighton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n496-6">Henry Cartwright</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n496-7">Thomas<lb></lb>
Hughes</rs>
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therein called <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ184">Churchwardens</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15033_occ185">Overseers of the Poor</rs>
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of the said Parish or to one of them the Sume of £41:8s:2d therein<lb></lb>
alledged to be remaining in Yr. Petitioners hands of the moneys of the said Parish by them reced as Overseers of the Poor over<lb></lb>
& above what they had fairly and legally expended & disbursed in the Execution of their said Office whereas in tenth your<lb></lb>
Petitioners had not any more in their Hands of such Money's than the sd. Sume £7:8s:2d which they have tendred to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n496-8">George Franckling</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n496-9">John Preston</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15033_n496-10">John Knighton</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="497">Wherefore & forasmuch at the sd. Sume of £34:3s:0d so refused to be allowed to Yr. Petrs. in their sd. Account<lb></lb>
was by them necessarily expended in the execution of their said Office Yor. Petitioners do humbly appeal<lb></lb>
from the said Order to Your Lordshire & Worships And humbly pray that Yor. Worships would Quash &<lb></lb>
make void the same or take such Order therein as to Yor. Worships shall be thought convenient<lb></lb>
according to the form of the said Statute.</p>
<p n="498">And Yor. Petitioners shall over pray Etc</p>
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