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