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To the Right Honourable Sr.
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Richard Brocas
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Knt
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.
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Lord Mayor
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of the Citty of London and
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the Worshipfull the Aldermen the
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Justices of Peace
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of the said Citty at the Generall Quarter Sessions
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Assembled.
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The Humble Petition and Appeale of
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Richard Lechmere
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John Lateward
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and
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Samuel Davenport
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of London
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Wharfingers
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on behalfe of themselves and the rest of the Wharfingers
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Farmers
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of Brewers Key Chester Key Galley Key Wool Key
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Custome House Key and
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Globe Yard
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in the Parish of
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Alhallows
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Barkin London
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Sheweth
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That Your Petitionrs. or their predecessrs. for upwards
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of forty Years last past have Occupyed the Severall Keys and
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Warehouses and have for that time unto the Yeare One thousand
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Seven hundred & twenty nine been usually asessed about one ninth
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Part of the Whole poors rate of the said Parish
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That about twelve Years Since past
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Wool Key
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formerly held on Your petitionrs. was Sold to his Majesty and the
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greatest part thereof used in makeing additions to the Custome
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House so that Your petitionrs. now hold only the Wharfe
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That Yor. Petitionrs. formerly when they held they whole
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Key together with the rest of the premes Paid for all the Wharfes
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and Keys for severall years from about thirty two pounds to
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forty four pounds P annu
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That Yor. Petr. profitts is very Uncertaine depending
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Cheifly on letting Warehouses for the Convenience of
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merchants
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that their Outgoings and Expences and very great their rents
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High their Servants Numerous and the repairs of Warehouses
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Wharfes Cranes and other things for the Accomodation of
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Merchants in landing their Goods very Expensive
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Yet their profitts is no way increased but Dimmished and that
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Cheifly by great numbers of Warehouses being Built and now
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Employed within the said Citty of London and on the Wharfes
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on the other side the water where great Quantityes of Goods
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are by Sufferance permitted to be landed which formerly used to
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be Landed at Yor. Petrs. Keys.
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That us your petrs. are informed and believe there has been
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no mire use of the Poor within the said parish proportion able to
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the Advance of the Poors rate Considering the Asessment is raised
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from Sixteen months to twenty five months in the year and their
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usuall way of assessing being about Sixteen months to the yeare
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and great Improvements have been made in
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new Buildings
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within the said Parish
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That for the Yeare One thousand Seven hundred and
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Twenty nine the Church Wardens and Overseers of the said Parish
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made an Assessment of twenty five months and asessed Your Petrs.
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