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<p n="77">To the Rt. Worshipfull His Majesty's Justices of the peace for the<lb></lb>
County of Middlx in their Genl. Quarter Sessions Assembled.</p>
<p n="78">The Humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50212_n78-1">John Cowper</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_n78-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50212_n78-2">Tho: Waterson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_n78-2" type="surname" value="Waterson"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_n78-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, on and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50212_n78-3">John Bass</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_n78-3" type="surname" value="BASS"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_n78-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50212_occ27">Scavengers</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_occ27" type="occupation" value="Scavengers"></interp>
of the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50212_geo44"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50212_geo45">Grubbstreet</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_geo45" type="type" value="street"></interp>
in the parish of St. Giles with<lb></lb>
out Cripple Gate</rs>
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in the Said County.</p>
<p n="79"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner since their Election being Confirmed into<lb></lb>
the said Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50212_occ28">Scavengers</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_occ28" type="occupation" value="Scavengers"></interp>
have Applyed to The Constables Churchwardens Overseers<lb></lb>
of the poor, Surveyors of the High ways and other Ancient Inhabitants of the sd.<lb></lb>
Parish to meet in order to make a Rate or Assessment to Defray The charges<lb></lb>
and pay the Wages of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50212_occ29">Scavengers or Rakers</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_occ29" type="occupation" value="Scavengers or Rakers"></interp>
and Other Officers imployed<lb></lb>
in Cleansing the Streets and Carrying away the Ashes Dirt Filth and Soyle<lb></lb>
within the Said liberty, and that at a Meeting for Thair Purpose lately had<lb></lb>
a Rate was made and produced to them, which your Petrs. apprehend to be<lb></lb>
very unequal and unjust, by Reason Many person who are inhabitants in the<lb></lb>
same Liberty are left out and Divers persons who ought to be Charged for<lb></lb>
Stock are not Rated for the same by which means your Petrs. will not be<lb></lb>
able to Collect so much money as will pay the moneys by them Contracted<lb></lb>
for with the Raker the said Rate being no more, than four pence in the pound</p>
<p n="80">Wherefore your Petrs. most humbly pray that this Court<lb></lb>
will be pleased to Order such a Just and Equal Rate may<lb></lb>
be made, as the Stature in that case hath made & provided<lb></lb>
or other wise to Releive them as to this Court shall seem meet<lb></lb>
and Convenient.</p>
<p n="81">And your Petrs. shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="82"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50212_n82-1">John Cowper</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50212_n82-2">Thomas Waterson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_n82-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50212_n82-3">John Bass</rs>
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</p>
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