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To the Right Honoble the Lord Mayor and the Right
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Worshipfull the Alderman his Majestys
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The humble petition appoal of
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Philip
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in the
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That your peticoner is rated & taxed by a Rate made this present Year in
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this poor Books of this said parish of St Mildreds Poultry towards the Charge
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of the Poor of the said Parish (that is to say) two shillings & Six pence p
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months for an Apartmt wherein he keeps his office as secondary of the
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That your Petitioner being admitted to his office by the Lord Mayor &
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Court of Aldermen with Consent of the sherrife for the time being of the Citty
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to transact the business of the said sherriff in the said Apartmt.
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provider by the Citty of London for that purpose in the said parish contignous
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to the prison of the said Poultry Complter which office as well a the prison
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adjoyning hath been repaired at the Charge of the Corporacon and neither
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your peticoner or any other of his predecesers were ever before charged to
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the poor rate in the said parish
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That the Church wardens have demanded the said rate of your petr
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& Shreater to distrain in case of refusall
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That your peticoner is oppressed & appreived by the said rate and
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therefore humbly Appeals against the same & prays that
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Yr Peticoner may be relieved in the premisses.
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And your peticoner shall ever pray Etc.
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