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having been made on Account of your Petitioner's Absence from
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England.
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That the said House and premises are of the yearly
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Value of £400 and not more.
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That your Petitioner's Agent attend the Meeting of
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the Inhabitants of
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at the making of the Rate for the half
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Year from Michaelmas 1783 to Lady Day 1784 to enquire the
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Reason why your Petitioner had been rated for the Year past at
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£466 instead of £266 as formerly, when he was told that one
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of the Inhabitants having alledged that he was informed that
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your Petitioner had given £17,000 for the Purchase of the said
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premises, and it having been the Custom to rate Houses, Lands
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Etc at the Rate of £4 P Cent. for the Money paid upon purchase
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without Regard to the yearly Value therefore he insisted that
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your Petitioner should be rated in that manner, and not
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according to the yearly Value; But a Majority of the
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Inhabitants (thinking your Petitioner over rated), proposed to
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Reduce your Petitioner £100 a Year, which your Petitioner's
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Agent not assenting to, that then rated your Petitioner at £466 a
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Year as before, Referring your Petitioner to apply by way of
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Appeal to the Justices at the next petty Sessions, which your
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Petitioner's Agent gave Notice he should do, and accordingly did,
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and the Overseers attended accordingly, but not having the
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Rates ready to produce, It was, by the Directions of the Justices,
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agreed that the Matter should stand over to the next petty Sessions
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without Prejudice.
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That on the 26th. Day of March 1784 another Rate was made
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whereby your Petitioner is again rated at £466 a Year.
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That at the next petty Session which was held on the 29th.
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Day of May last all Parties attended, and the Justices then
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assembled, having heard the Allegations of both Parties, were of
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Opinion that they had no Power to alter the Rate, unless by the
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Consent of the Parties, and therefore referred your Petitioner to
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his Appeal to the next General Quarter Sessions.
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