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<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>
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<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>
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</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>
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