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<p n="492">To <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ299">the Rt. Honoble </rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n492-1">Francis Cockayne</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ300">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ301">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo501">City of London</rs>
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and the rest of his Majestys Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the same City in their General Quarter Session Assembled.</p>
<p n="493">The Humble Petition and Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n493-1">John Ashton</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15062_n493-1" type="surname" value="Ashton"></interp>
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.</p>
<p n="494"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petr. at the times of making of the Sevl. Rates herein aftermentioned<lb></lb>
was and still was Officer and Servant of the Governors of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15062_geo502">Christs Hospital</rs>
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(to wit)<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15062_occ302">Steward</rs>
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of the said Hospital which is and for near 200 Years last past hath been a<lb></lb>
House of Charity and is and Standeth within the Parish of Christ Churchwarden.</p>
<p n="495">That your Petr. for doing his Duty & Service afsd. doth reside & Inhabit in a<lb></lb>
certain House or Building part of or belonging to the Govr. of the said Hospital<lb></lb>
and Situate in the Parish aforesaid And your Petioner so residing and Inhabiting<lb></lb>
was by a Rates Assessment made on the 15th. Day of November 1750. for the<lb></lb>
Relief of the Poor of the said Parish for 13 Weeks Comencing from the 15th. Day of<lb></lb>
July then last past to the 14th. Day of October exclusive and by another like<lb></lb>
Rate or Assessment made on the 7th. Day of February 1750 for the like Relief<lb></lb>
for 13 Weeks Comencing from the 14th. Day of October then last past Rated and<lb></lb>
Assessed with other Inhabitants of the same Parish towards the said Relief<lb></lb>
for and in Respect of your Petitioners sd. Residence & Habitation whereby<lb></lb>
your Petitioner Conceiveth himself Aggrieved And doth humbly Appeal agt.<lb></lb>
the Same.</p>
<p n="496">Your Petitioner Therefore humbly prays your<lb></lb>
Lordp. and this Honoble Court to take the Premes<lb></lb>
into Consideration and to Grant him such Relief<lb></lb>
therein as to Yor. Lordp. and this Honoble Court<lb></lb>
shall seem meet.</p>
<p n="497">And Your Petr. shall ever pray etc.</p>
<p n="498"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15062_n498-1">John Ashlon</rs>
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