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<p n="40">To the Right Honble Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n40-1">Richd. Brocas</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15041_occ12">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15041_geo20">City of London</rs>
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& to the Right<lb></lb>
Worpfull the rest of his Majestyes Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the same City & Liberties thereof in<lb></lb>
their Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="41">The Humble Peticon & Appeale<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15041_n41-1">Henry Kelsey</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15041_occ13">Esq</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="42"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That you Petitioner being an Inhabitant & occupyer the<lb></lb>
The, <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15041_geo21">Parish of St Mary</rs>
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Bothace <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15041_geo22">London</rs>
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, are as a Dwelling<lb></lb>
for himself land Family rents an how in Scotch Yard in<lb></lb>
the same Parish for which he pays Thirty two Pounds P<lb></lb>
Ann Rent and no more.</p>
<p n="43">That the Church wardens & over seers of ye Poor<lb></lb>
of the said Parish, or some of them, have for severall years<lb></lb>
last past, and particularly for the last Year 1729. rated<lb></lb>
your Petitioner in the Yearly Sume of £6.1s.4d. as for<lb></lb>
for and towards the Releif of the Poor of the said Parish<lb></lb>
which (as your Petitioner, apprehends) in more in<lb></lb>
Proportion than divers others, of the Inhabitants of<lb></lb>
the said Parish do Pay for houses of the James Rent<lb></lb>
with your Petitioners</p>
<p n="44">Wherefore and for other reasons yor Petr<lb></lb>
Conceives himself aqrieved by the said Sess or Tax made<lb></lb>
for the said Year 1729 . as illegall and unequall<lb></lb>
Doth appeale to yours Lordp an Worps there from</p>
<p n="45">And humbly prays that you will be<lb></lb>
pleased to hear him in the premises & to take such<lb></lb>
order for Your Potitioners Releif therein as to your<lb></lb>
Lordship & Worps upon hearing this Appeale shall be<lb></lb>
thought convenient and agreeable to Equity.</p>
<p n="46">And yor Pets. shall pray Etc</p>
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