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To the Right Honourable Sr.
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William Billers
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Knight
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Lord Mayor
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of the City of
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London and he rest of his Majesties Justices of the peace of the Said City in their Genrall
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Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled
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The Petition and Appeal of
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Roger Pemberton
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and
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James Furness
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Humbly Sheweth
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That your Petitioner
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Roger Pemberton
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hath Occupyed the business of a Stable keeper in the
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parish of St. Catherine
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Soleman Said on
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upwards of twenty yeares whereby he requires and hath a large spott of Ground in the Said parish that the rents att £20 a year part of
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which hath been for the said time Occupyed used and lett as a Taphouse but never considered in the parish rates otherwise
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them as the prmisses of the said
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Roger Pemberton
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and when ever he lett the same what rent he Advanced thereon was
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alway's increased by the said Roger Pembertons paying the taxes and Indempnifying Such Tapster from the Said parish
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rates,
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That till of late Yeares your Petitioner Pomberton hath been moderately rated The prmisses he now Enjoy's never Exceeding
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the Sume of three pounds a year which at 1s per pound is att the rent of £60 a year & is the same he is ratted and pays to the Land
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Tax.
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That in the yeares 1725: 26: 27: 28: & 29 your Said Petitioner Pemberton paid for the Whose prmisses 400s year and
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one Mr. Fuller was rated at £3:8s a year but every year since you said petitioner hath been raised in the Said rates and Still the
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Said Mr. Fuller (who is a
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Gentleman
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of very, Great worth and deales for above £20000 a year) is continued at £3:8s a Year which
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greivance your Petitioner hath Complained of to this Court for these two years last past and hath had releife and perticularly
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the last time it was thought that the Offer of your sd. petitioner Pemberton conseating himselfe to be raised at £60 be a Year was
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rather more that his Abilitys (in proporcon So other parishioners) woud allow of, and the then Churchwardens by the recommend acon
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of this Court Complyed with such Offer and reced the money from which your said Petitioner Pemberton well heped he should
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not have had any further trouble.
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That notwithstanding the Extraordinary Charge and Expence he hath been att and instead of being quieted in his rates the prsent
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Churchwardens hath again increased your Petitioner Tembertons rate to £120 a year for they have rated him at £90 a year and
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his Tapster your petitioner Furness at £30 a year and this being a pound rate at 1s. in the pound your petitioner Pemberton
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instead of being rated a £43 this Year as he Expected he is advanced at 6s a year and yett Mr: Fuller Mr. Boddicoate £11 Dupare
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Mr. Isaace Mr. Breholt Mr. Love Mr. Maud Mr. Norsett Mr. King and Mr. Parish are Gentlemen of much greater worth by thousands.
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than your Petitioners and most of them who keep their Coaches Continued at the same rates then formerly were none paying
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above 60s a year to the said rates Except Mr Fuller who pays 68s a Year and whats is more Oppressive your said petitioner
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Pemberton is threatened by the prsent Officers that Nuless he Comply with the said rate they will give him the trouble and
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Expence of appealing every Year al thos' this Court should be of Opinion to releive him in the said rate or words to that Effect
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That as the sd. primes were in all former rates never constaned to Extend to more than what was in possession of your said
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Petitioner Pemberton Exclusive of his Tapster he humbly hopes the Contrivance of putting in his Tapsters name
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James Furness
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shall not be made an Aditionall Charge on the prmisses being the Consideration he receives for his Said Tapp is Advanced on
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accounts of your said Petioner Pemberton paying the rates as aforesaid.
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Wherefore your Petitioners humbly think themselves aggreived
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and do appeale to the sd. rate and assessments made by the Churchwardens
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and Overseers of the poor of the said
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Coleman.
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London for this prsent year to your Lordshipp and Worshipps In as much
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as the same is an Unequall rate as before sett forth and not made
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according to Law And humbly pray they may be heard in the prmisses And
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that the Churchwardens and Overseers of the poor of the parish of
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Saith
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Catherine Coleman
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May Appeal to hear and abide by the Judgement
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and determinacon of your Lordship and Worships touching the sd.
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appeale
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And your Petitioners as in Duty bound shall ever
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pray Etc
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