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the Right Honourable
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William Colseat
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City of London
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and the rest of his
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Majestys Justices of the Peace
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for the said City in
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their General Session Assembled
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The humble Petition & Appeal of
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Thomas
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Paul Corbell
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of the Parish of
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St. Martin
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Vintry
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in London
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Sugar Refiners
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& Co partners
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Sheweth
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That by a Rate or Assessment made upon the
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Inhabitants, of the said Parish for the Relief of the Poor
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thereof for one half year commencing from Lady day 1748
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& ending at Michas last your Petrs. are Rated and
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assessed much more in the Pound than any other
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Inhabitant or Inhabitants of the aforesaid Parish and for
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non payment thereof the late Church Wardens and
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Overseers of the Poor
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of the said Parish made a Distress
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of your Petrs. Goods & have since made Sale thereof for
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which reason your Petrs. apprehend they are unequally
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& unreasonably Rated and Assessed & much aggrieved
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as well by the said Rate and Assessment as by the said
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Distress And therefore humbly appeal against the
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same and pray such Relief in the Premisses as to your
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Worships shall seem meet
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Tho. Corbett
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Paul Corbett
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