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To the Right Honoble the Lord Mayor & the rest of the
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Worshipful his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the
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City of London at the General Quarter Sessions of the
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Peace for the same City Assembled.
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The Humble Petition and Appeal of the
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Mayor Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London
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Governors of the House of the Poor commonly called St. Bartholomew
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Hospital near West smithfield London of the Foundation of
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King Henry the Eight.
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That St. Bartholomews Hospital situate in
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Parish of St. Bartholomew the less is of Antient & Royal Foundation Granted
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& Established by King Henry the 8th for the Relief of Sick Lame Wounded &
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diseased Poor, wherein some Thousands of Poor objects are Annually Relieved
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and Cured
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That soon after the great Fine of London, Houses & Shops were made
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in the Buildings within the Cloisters & Precinct of the Hospital, for the
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Convenicnce of the Inhabitants of London (then in great distress for Houses)
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who Occupying the same as Tenants to the Hospital for their own benefit
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Became Rateable & chargeable to the Poors Rates.
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That about the Year 1730 some of the Antient Buildings & Wards of
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the Hospital & some of the sd Houses & Shops (having become reuinous) were
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pulled down & since which by the Donation of Governors & other Benefactors,
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four large Pyles of Buildings have been Progressively elected & are now
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used for the Hospital, one of which Pyles or Wings contains a Hall
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Compting House & other Rooms wch are used for Meetings of the Governors
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Receiving Rents, Examining & Admissions of patients, & the other three Pyles
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of Buildings are used for Wards for the patients & their Nurses only.
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That one of the sd. Pyles or Building of the Hospital being finished
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about the year 1758 the Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor & inhabitants
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of the Parish of St. Bartholomew the less by a Rate Intitled a Rate or
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Assessment on the Inhabitants & occupiers of Lands Houses Shops Sheds
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Tenements & Ward houses within the Parish of St. Bartholomew the less
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London made & Assessed by them the Churchwardens & Overseers of the
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Poor & Inhabitants of the sd. Parish whose names are thereunto subscribed
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pursuant to the several Acts of parliament made in that behalf for
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three Months for or towards the relief of the poor of the sd. Parish as
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their necessity shall require have Assessed & Rated Your Petitioners for
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such Wards of the sd. Hospital at & ofter the Rate of £20. a year for
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& towards the Relief of the poor of the sd. Parish as followeth.. that is to
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say "The Mayor Commonalty & Citizens of the City of London Governors
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of the House of the poor, commonly called St. Bartholomews Hospital
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