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<p n="509">Assemble & meet together at such times & places as they shall think fitt and to<lb></lb>
inspect the poors Rate now in queon and to Examine & consider whether<lb></lb>
the said Rate is Equall legall & Just & reqularly made & confirmed or<lb></lb>
whether the same is unequall illegall & unjust & in what particulars,<lb></lb>
and alsoe it the said Rate was Irregularly made or confirmed by<lb></lb>
reason of any falce misregresentacons, And if any of the Inhitants<lb></lb>
of the said parish are unduely charged by the said Rate Then to<lb></lb>
consider how & in what manner they ought to be releived, And it<lb></lb>
the said Rate shall appeare to be unequall illegall & unjust Then<lb></lb>
to ppose in what method A Just & equall New Rate may be made<lb></lb>
upon the Inhabitants of the said parish for reliefe of their<obscured></obscured>
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And if the perts. the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50212_n509-2">James Guscoyne</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_n509-2" type="surname" value="Guscoyne"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_n509-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50212_occ172">Churchwarden</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_occ172" type="occupation" value="Churchwarden"></interp>
and alsoe<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50212_occ173">Overseers</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_occ173" type="occupation" value="Overseers"></interp>
of the poor of the said parish shall assent thereto<lb></lb>
Then to make such New Rate & to have the same confirmed by two<lb></lb>
of his Maties Justices of the peace for this County dwelling in or<lb></lb>
near the said parish (Quor unns) And if they shall<lb></lb>
refuse to give such assent then to report in what method A<lb></lb>
Just & Equall Rate may be made upon the Inhitants of the said<lb></lb>
parish, unto this Court upon One of the Adjournmt. Dayes of<lb></lb>
this present Sessions, And this Court doth require that the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50212_n509-1">James Gascoyne</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_n509-1" type="surname" value="GASCOYNE"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50212_n509-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
& alsoe the Overseers of the poor of the said parish<lb></lb>
doe attend & Pduce the poros Rate now in queon and such other<lb></lb>
Books & Accompts as shall be necessary to be pduced before the said<lb></lb>
Justices of the peace or any three of them (Quor unns) at such<lb></lb>
times & places as they shall appoint, And in the mean time<lb></lb>
forbear collecting of Money assessed by the said Rate and lett the<lb></lb>
petrs. have A coppy of <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the said poors Rate or such other<lb></lb>
Books or Accompts as they shall have Occasion for at their charge<lb></lb>
And in case the said Justices of the peace shall by the assent aforesaid<lb></lb>
make such New Rate then the Rate now in queon shall be<lb></lb>
vacated And such Inhabitants who have said any Moneys<lb></lb>
thereupon shall be allowed the same as paid upon such new Rates<lb></lb>
And to the Intent that A Sufficient Number of the said Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace may meet together touching the Matters to them<lb></lb>
referred as aforesaid It is hereby Ordered that due & timely<lb></lb>
notice of the times & places of their meetings be given to all<lb></lb>
the said Justices of the peace.</p>
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