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<p n="47">To <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ28">the Right Honourable</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ29">Sr.</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15060_n47-1">William Colseat</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ30">Knt</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ31">Mayor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15060_geo60">City of London</rs>
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and the rest of his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ32">Majestys Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said City in<lb></lb>
their General Session Assembled</p>
<p n="48">The humble Petition & Appeal of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15060_n48-14">Thomas</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15060_n48-1">Paul Corbell</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15060_geo61">St. Martin<lb></lb>
Vintry</rs>
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in London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ33">Sugar Refiners</rs>
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& Co partners</p>
<p n="49"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by a Rate or Assessment made upon the<lb></lb>
Inhabitants, of the said Parish for the Relief of the Poor<lb></lb>
thereof for one half year commencing from Lady day 1748<lb></lb>
& ending at Michas last your Petrs. are Rated and<lb></lb>
assessed much more in the Pound than any other<lb></lb>
Inhabitant or Inhabitants of the aforesaid Parish and for<lb></lb>
non payment thereof the late Church Wardens and<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15060_occ34">Overseers of the Poor</rs>
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of the said Parish made a Distress<lb></lb>
of your Petrs. Goods & have since made Sale thereof for<lb></lb>
which reason your Petrs. apprehend they are unequally<lb></lb>
& unreasonably Rated and Assessed & much aggrieved<lb></lb>
as well by the said Rate and Assessment as by the said<lb></lb>
Distress And therefore humbly appeal against the<lb></lb>
same and pray such Relief in the Premisses as to your<lb></lb>
Worships shall seem meet</p>
<p n="50"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15060_n50-1">Tho. Corbett</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15060_n50-2">Paul Corbett</rs>
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