Jump to Content
Jump to Main Navigation
Jump to Section Navigation
Sign in
Register
London Lives 1690 to 1800
Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
Main Navigation
Home
Search
Browse
Lives
Historical Background
The Project
London Lives Book
<
div1
type
=
"SM_PSpage"
id
=
"LMSMPS50236PS502360039"
>
<
xptr
type
=
"pageFacsimile"
doc
=
"LMSMPS502360039"
>
</
xptr
>
<
p
n
=
"186"
>
To the Right Worshipfull his Matye
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Justice of the peace for the County of Middx
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"187"
>
The humble petition and Appeal of
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50236_n187-1"
>
Lewis
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Atterbury
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50236_n187-1"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Lewis"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50236_n187-1"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Atterbury"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50236_n187-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
Dotr. of Laws
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMPS50236_occ51"
>
Rector
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50236_occ51"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Rector"
>
</
interp
>
of the parish
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50236_geo64"
>
Hornfey
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50236_geo64"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Hornfey"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50236_geo64"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"parish"
>
</
interp
>
in the County of
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMPS50236_geo65"
>
Middx
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50236_geo65"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Middx"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMPS50236_geo65"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"county"
>
</
interp
>
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"188"
>
<
note
type
=
"authorial"
place
=
"margin"
>
Sheweth
</
note
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
That your petitioner is Rated to the Releif
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the poor of the Said parish for this present Year
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
1726 the Sum of 30 Shillings for and on Account of the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
benefitts and proffits Accrueing to Your Petitioner by
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
his Receipt of 4 pence P Acre upon the Lands within the Said parish
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
as Rector comonly called Acrage
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"189"
>
That Your petitioner was never before rated to the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Releif of the poor on that Account nor any of his
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Prdecessors (Rectors of the Said Parish) as Your
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Petitioner hath been Informed & verily beleivs
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"190"
>
Yr. petitioner therefore Conceiving the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Said rate upon him to be illegall &
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
finding himself greived thereby
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
humbly Appeals to this honble Court
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
against the Same and Prays that he
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
way be Releived in the Prmes in
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Smith Manner as to this Hoble Court
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Shall Seem meet
</
p
>
<
p
n
=
"191"
>
And Yr. petitioner Shall ever pray Etc
</
p
>
</
div1
>
View as Text
Section Navigation
Home
Search
Browse Documents
Lives
Historical Background
About This Project
Copyright & Citation Guide
Contact Us