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<p n="71">To the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor of the<lb></lb>
City of London and the Rest of the Worshipfull<lb></lb>
his Majestys Justices of the peace for the said City in<lb></lb>
their General Session of the peace for the same<lb></lb>
City Assembled</p>
<p n="72">The humble Petition and Appeal of the Master, Governors<lb></lb>
and Commonalty of the Mystery of Barbers of London</p>
<p n="73"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Your Petitioners being seized in Fee of a certain<lb></lb>
Messuage or Tenement called or known by the Name of Barbers<lb></lb>
Hall situate in Monckwell Street in the parish of Saint Olave<lb></lb>
Silver Street London</p>
<p n="74">That by a certain Rate or Assessment made for the<lb></lb>
Relief of the poor of the said parish on the sixth day of July<lb></lb>
now last past Your Petitioners by the Description of the<lb></lb>
Worshipfull Company of Barbers are Assessed and Charged<lb></lb>
towards the said Relief in the Sum of Nine Pounds four<lb></lb>
Shillings for and in respect of the said Messuage or Tenement<lb></lb>
and Hall for one Quarter of a Year from the twenty fifth<lb></lb>
day of March 1773 to the 24th: day of June following</p>
<p n="75">That Your Petitioners are advised that the said Rate<lb></lb>
or Assessment so made on Your Petitioners is excessive and<lb></lb>
unequal And your Petitioners find themselves aggrieved<lb></lb>
thereby and therefore humbly Appeal to this Honorable Court<lb></lb>
against the said Rate or Assessment and pray Relief in<lb></lb>
the Premisses And that this Honorable Court will be pleased<lb></lb>
to Hear and Determine this their Petition and Appeal<lb></lb>
at this present Generall Session of the Peace</p>
<p n="76"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15085_n76-1">James Mary</rs>
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&<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15085_occ24">Sollicitor</rs>
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for the Appellants}</p>
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