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<p n="59">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15027_occ19">Right Honoble Sr:</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n59-1">Charles Peers</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n59-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15027_occ20">Knt</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_occ20" type="occupation" value="Knt"></interp>
: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15027_occ21">Lord<lb></lb>
Mayor</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_occ21" type="occupation" value="LordMayor"></interp>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15027_geo28">City of London</rs>
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and the Right Worppll:<lb></lb>
the rest of his Maties Justices of the Peace att the Genll:<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="60">The humble peticon and Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n60-1">Augustine Meadow</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
's<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n60-2">Thomas Randall</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n60-3">John Baker</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n60-4">Haws Marsh</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-4" type="gender" value="unknown"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n60-5">Jonathan<lb></lb>
Marcroft</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n60-9">Hanna Cornish</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-9" type="surname" value="Cornish"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-9" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n60-6">Sarah Daniell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-6" type="given" value="Sarah"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-6" type="surname" value="Daniell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-6" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n60-10">Elizabeth Frey</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-10" type="surname" value="Frey"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-10" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n60-7">Mary Boulter</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-7" type="surname" value="Boulter"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-7" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n60-8">Elizabeth Collins</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-8" type="given" value="Elizabeth"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-8" type="surname" value="Collins"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n60-8" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
Inhabitants of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15027_geo29">Parish of Saint Mary Somersets</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15027_geo30">London</rs>
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</p>
<p n="61"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Peticoners being Inhabitants in the P<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15027_geo31">arish of St: Mary Somersett</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_geo31" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15027_geo32">London</rs>
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where they have lived severall Years and paid the Sesser rates that have<lb></lb>
been from time to time charged upon ym: respectively by the severall Churchwardens<lb></lb>
and Overseers of the Poor of the same Parish for Support of the Poore thereof<lb></lb>
But Your Peticoners being now severally Groved by this present Sess or rate for<lb></lb>
the Poor Made upon the Inhabitants of the sd: Parish by the present <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15027_occ22">Church Wardens</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n61-1">William Brewer</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n61-2">Henry Marriott</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-2" type="surname" value="Marriott"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
and the present <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15027_occ23">Overseers of the poor</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n61-3">Francis Foster</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n61-4">William<lb></lb>
Long</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n61-5">Thomas Beaton</rs>
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the sd: rate being very unequall and imposed in an unusuall<lb></lb>
and different manner from all the Poors rates hereto fore made in the Sd: Parish the same<lb></lb>
being or by the said Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor pretended to be pound rate which<lb></lb>
your Peticoners conceive not to bewarranted by or Pursueant to the Act of Parliament<lb></lb>
in yt: Caw Made and Provided and which Method if Drawn into Practice in the City of London<lb></lb>
will be of very ill consequences to the Inhabitants thereof and by which sd present rate Your<lb></lb>
Peticoners are rated & assessed much higher than many others of the Inhabitants of the sd: Parish<lb></lb>
<del>and</del>
who are of greater Ability and also much higher than your Peticoners used to be rated Whereas<lb></lb>
such said other Inhabitants are by the sd present rate rated much lower than they used to be<lb></lb>
And Your Peticoners <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n61-9">Hannah Cornish</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-9" type="given" value="Hannah"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-9" type="surname" value="Cornish"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-9" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n61-6">Sarah Daniell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-6" type="given" value="Sarah"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-6" type="surname" value="Daniell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-6" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n61-7">Mary Boulter</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-7" type="given" value="Mary"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-7" type="surname" value="Boulter"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-7" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
& <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15027_n61-8">Elizabeth Collins</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-8" type="given" value="Elizabeth"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-8" type="surname" value="Collins"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15027_n61-8" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
by<lb></lb>
reason of their Poverty are not able to pay the said rate upon them imposed</p>
<p n="62">Wherefore Your Peticoners humbly Pray Your Honour & Worshipps<lb></lb>
to relieve them and Order the Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poor of<lb></lb>
the sd: Parish to Appear and produce the said present rate att a Day and time as<lb></lb>
by Your Honours shall be appointed to Shew cause why the sd: pound rate should not<lb></lb>
be Quashed and Your Peticoners easd in the Remisses</p>
<p n="63">And Your Peticoners shall ever Pray Etc</p>
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