Case

A Rents a Capital Messuage or Mansion House in the City
of London (late a Merchants) at £105 P ann where he exercises
his Trade of Cabinet Maker, and to set easy, with respect to
the Rent, A lots out part of his Capital Messuage ready
Furnished to three eminent Merchants and Partners at
£52 P annum
Two of these Partners and there Man Servant lay in the
House have their Compting House and Bed Chamber and,
other Apartments (the no Warehouses) and carry on an
extensive Trade as Merchants in Buying Selling & Remitting
Note. There is but one large gateway, or Entry to this
House and the Merchants Compting House and apartments
lay backward towards the Garden and are separate and
detached as it were from the rest of the House for their
better Conveniency

It is an Evil complained of and hurt full to the
Commonalty on general that Merchants in the City of
London (Natives as well as Foreigners) who raise larger
Fortunes for themselves and Family, by Trade stroud take
this Method (as they frequently do) to Screen themselves
(as Lodgers or Inmates) from Serving, ward or Parish
Offices or Paying to Church and Poor whereby a due
Rotation is prevented and the weight and Burden
falls to heavier upon others of the Parish who are
of ten less able to Serve or pay

These Merchants are Rated to the Poors Rate
which they refuse to Pay alledging they are Inmates
only and not Liable.