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To the Rt. Worshipfull His Majesty's Justices of the peace for the
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County of Middlx in their Genl. Quarter Sessions Assembled.
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The Humble petition of
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John Cowper
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Tho: Waterson
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, on and
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John Bass
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Scavengers
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of the Liberty of
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Grubbstreet
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in the parish of St. Giles with
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out Cripple Gate
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in the Said County.
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioner since their Election being Confirmed into
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the said Office of
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Scavengers
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have Applyed to The Constables Churchwardens Overseers
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of the poor, Surveyors of the High ways and other Ancient Inhabitants of the sd.
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Parish to meet in order to make a Rate or Assessment to Defray The charges
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and pay the Wages of the
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Scavengers or Rakers
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and Other Officers imployed
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in Cleansing the Streets and Carrying away the Ashes Dirt Filth and Soyle
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within the Said liberty, and that at a Meeting for Thair Purpose lately had
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a Rate was made and produced to them, which your Petrs. apprehend to be
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very unequal and unjust, by Reason Many person who are inhabitants in the
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same Liberty are left out and Divers persons who ought to be Charged for
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Stock are not Rated for the same by which means your Petrs. will not be
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able to Collect so much money as will pay the moneys by them Contracted
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for with the Raker the said Rate being no more, than four pence in the pound
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Wherefore your Petrs. most humbly pray that this Court
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will be pleased to Order such a Just and Equal Rate may
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be made, as the Stature in that case hath made & provided
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or other wise to Releive them as to this Court shall seem meet
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and Convenient.
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And your Petrs. shall ever pray Etc
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John Cowper
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Thomas Waterson
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John Bass
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