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to meet in to transact and Manage the Affairs of the said Waterworks And the said proprietors are also
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possess of some Engines under three of the Arches of
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with A Gallery (which is built over part
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of the River) of Communication to all their Works and Engines and the said proprietors are likewise possessed
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of another peice of Ground in the said parish Containeing twenty Six feet in Width and thirty five feet in Depth
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for the Remainder of a Term of twenty one years for the Conveniency of laying their pipes, for which
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two peices of Ground and building the said proprietors pay but the Sume of three pounds ten Shillings
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per Ana Rent
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That the said Parish of
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by their Assessment made for the poor of the said parish
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have assessed the said proprietors of the said Waterworks in respect of the said Ground and
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Wooden building
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last the sume of four shillings per week being ten
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pounds eight shillings per ann towards the Releife of the poor of the said Parish
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That your peticoners and the said proprietors Do Humbly Conceive that they are Aggreived by the said
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Assessment made by the said Parish in Regard your peticoners and the said proprietors for the year
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one thousand Seven hundred and twenty eight were Assessed but the Sume of Four pounds and for the year
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one thousand Seven hundred and twenty nine were Assessed but the Sume of Four pounds Sixteen shillings
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to the poor of the said parish And for that your peticoners and the said proprietors are Advised that they are
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assessable only for the said Wooden building and Ground which lyes in the said Parish and not for the said
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Gallery and Engines which Do not lye in the said parish but are appropriated to the publicks use
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Wherefore your peticoners and the said proprietors Humbly appeale from the
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said Assessment made by the said parish of
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, to your Lordship
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and Worships and Humbly pray that your Lordship and Worships will be pleased
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to hear them in the premisses and order that the Church wardens and Overseers of
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the poor of the said Parish of
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, may Appear before your
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Lordship and Worships at a Certain day to be appointed to hear and abide the
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Judgment and Determination of your Lord Ship and Worships touching this
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appeale
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And your peticoners (as in Duty bound) Shall ever Pray Etc.
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