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To the Right Honoble the Lord Mayor Aldren & Coon
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Councill men of the City of London
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The Humble Petition of the Church Wardens and
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Overseers for the Poor of the Parish of St. Peter's
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Cornhill,
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Sheweth
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That by the Laws and Statutes of this Kingdom, all Rates Tolls & Duty
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of Marketts are chargeable towards the Releife and maintenance of the Poor in the
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respective parishes wherein such Marketts lye.
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That by Virtue thereof the Church Wardens and Overseers of the Sd Parish of
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have from time to time assessed
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John Parsons
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Farmer
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of the
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City Marketts
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for such Rates Tolls and Dutyes as he receives from that part of the
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City Markett which lyeth in the said Parish.
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That the said Church Wardens and Overseers of the Sd. parish have at Sevall times
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for these Sevall Years last past, applyed themselves to the sd
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John Parsons
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and
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demanded of him the Moneys arising by such sd. sevall Assessments, But the said
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John Parsons
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hath refus'd and still doth refuse to pay the same, To the Wrongs
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of the Sd. parish upwards of Seaventy three Pounds.
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That your Peticrs. being Informed That the sd.
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is now
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himself to the City for a longer time in his Lease of the Sd
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Your Petitrs. therefore humbly may, That the Case of
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the Sd. Pish may be taken into Consideracon before,
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any new Lease shall be granted him, And that the may
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be oblidged to pay such parish Rates & Dutyes a said
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lawfully assess'd in Comon with other Tenants, Or
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the sd. parish may be otherwise releived therein as
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to your Wisdoms shall seem meet.
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And your Petitrs. shall ever pray Etc
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Edwd: Hilliard
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Daniel Cowper
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Wm. Norris
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Jno: Morris
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