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<p n="134">To the Rt. Worshippfull his Majties. Justices of the Peace for the County<lb></lb>
of Middlx at their Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden<lb></lb>
for this said County of Middlx</p>
<p n="135">The humble Petition and appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50163_n135-8">Wm. Bezer</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50163_n135-8" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50163_n135-4">John Ibbott</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50163_n135-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50163_n135-1">Richard Kent</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50163_n135-2">John Hales</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50163_n135-5">Wm. Pumphry</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50163_n135-6">Frances<lb></lb>
Chittenden</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50163_n135-3">Charles Harrison</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50163_n135-7">John Beezely</rs>
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<lb></lb>
with many other of the Inhabitants of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50163_geo32"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50163_geo33">Wappin<lb></lb>
Stepney</rs>
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in the said County of Middlx</rs>
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<p n="136"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
</p>
<p n="137">That your Petitioner are all of them charged the poor<lb></lb>
Rate in the said Hamblet more then they are able to pay<lb></lb>
and bear and are charged much more in proportion then<lb></lb>
many other of their Neighbours by which they think they<lb></lb>
are very much aggreived</p>
<p n="138">Therefore humbly pay that as the said<lb></lb>
rate hath been made ad charged upon<lb></lb>
them by such persons as are not charged<lb></lb>
equall to some of them nor the rest of yor<lb></lb>
Petitionr in proportion to them that you<lb></lb>
will be pleased to appoint some day this<lb></lb>
present Quarter Sessions for the Church<lb></lb>
Warden & Overseers of the poor of the said<lb></lb>
Hamblet of Wappin Stepney to attend this<lb></lb>
Court to abide by the Judgemt. of the same<lb></lb>
as yor. Worshipps in yor. wife Judgemt<lb></lb>
shall soe meet</p>
<p n="139">And shall pray Etc</p>
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