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and
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the Churchwardens and Overseers
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I Do hereby gave you Notice that my Objections to the Poors
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Rate made for the said Parish and Appealed against by me
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are as Follows (to wit) That for Several Years Last past (to wit)
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from the Year 1752 to this present Yard a Misapplication has been made from
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time to time of the Moneys Collected for the Relief of the Poor
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of the said Parish in this that the Ballances or Surphies of
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the said Moneys Collected and in hand at the End of every Year
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after Paying and Depaying all Necessary Expences Relating
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to the Poor of the said Parish during that Space of time
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Have from time to time Annually been Paid into the Hands
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of the Respective Upper Churchwardens of the said Parish and
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for the Use of the Poor and that such Ballances or Surples
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and Deferent Surprises then for
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the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish there fore that a Rate of Four
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Shillings in the Pound is the said Money had been properly
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Applied would now be un Necessary
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suppeding a Rate of to Se
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ing Pound should be Demand Necessary and legal
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And also
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that I am Rated as Stated in my Petition or Appeal
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more Rent Pd Ann for the Premises which new one or were
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at the time of making the
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