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To the Right Honoble
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and to the Worshipfull his
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for the said City in their
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Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled.
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The Humble Petition and Appeal of
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioner is an Inhabitant of the said parish
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of
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and an Occupyer of one house within the said parish the
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Rent and Taxes of which are paid by your Petitioner who is now rated.
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by the Church Wardens and Overseers of the said parish in much larger
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Sumes of money than he ought to be towards the Reliefe of the poor of
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the said parish which said rate or Assesment your Petitioner humbly
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Conceives is very Unequall Arbitrary and illegall in many respects and
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particularly for that diverse Inhabitants and occupyers of houses within the
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said parish some of which pay as large and others much larger rents
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than your Petitioner and whose trade and Circumstances Do Exceed or
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at least Equall your Petitioner are rated in much less Sumes of Money
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than your Petitioner and also for that the said rate or assessment is
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not made Equall according to the rents of the Houses and Circumstances
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of the Inhabitants within the said parish but at the discretion of
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the Church Wardens and Overseers of the said Parish
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by the rate or assessment so made by the said Church Wardens
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of the said Parish for and towards
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the necessary reliefe of the poor of the said Parish Humbly
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prays that the said rate may be Quashed and that your
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petitioner may be relieved in the premisses in Such manner
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as to this Court shall seem just and fitting
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And your Petitioner shall ever pray Etc.
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