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To the Right Worpfull his Maties Justices of the peace assembled at Hicks hall

The humble peticon and Appeale of Thomas Wright< no role > John preston< no role > Edward
Elderton< no role > Sarah Ingram< no role > Henry [..] Gaynes< no role > and others Inhabitants of the
Hamblett of mile End Old town in the said County

Sheweth

That your peticoners in behalfe of themselves and others Inhabitants of the said Hamblett did at the
Lady day quarter Session peticon this Worpfull Court against the prsent Churchwardens and Overseers of
the said Hamlett and did then likewise appeale against a pound rate made for the releife of the poor of
the said Hamlett for this prsent yeare one thousand six hundred ninety and nine as unequall unusuall and
greivous to the land occupiers Upon hearing the said Appeale that rate was quashed if being judged
unequall oppressive and contrary to law And a Competent sume of money was ordered to be raised for the
releise of the poor of the said Hamblett according to the abillity of the said Inhabitants put Etc
The said Churchwardens Overseers and some other Inhabitants of the said Hamlett in shew and on
prtence of Obedience to the said order but indeed in contempt of the same have made a new rate by a
pound estimacon very unequall and more greivous then the former to your peticoners haveing no regard
to the abillity of the Inhabitants Omitting to rate servall of the Inhabitants of great ability who by law
ought to be rated the [..] the ought to be rated proportion all [..]
[..] Inhabitants [..] being greiv [..] by the said rate [..]
[..] eale from the [..]
[..] be quashed.

[..] percious as in duty bound shall ever pray Etc

Edward [..]
Will Harker< no role >
Henery [mark] Gaines< no role >
Abraham [mark] Stuchfield< no role >
William [mark] Bradhust< no role >
Richard [mark] Nitbridge< no role >
Tho: Crispe< no role >
John Waters< no role >
James Sargent< no role >
John Remnant< no role >
Tom [mark] Blatte< no role >
John Weston< no role >

Tho. Wright< no role >
John: Preston< no role >
Sarah hignam< no role >
Will Preson< no role >
John Welford< no role >
Mary Langley< no role >
M
Laran [mark] Hakeins< no role >
Elizabeth Rickets< no role >
Thomas Howard< no role >
Thomas Swaine< no role >
William Barrett< no role >

Tho: [..]
Joseph Evans< no role >
Robart Hawkins< no role >
Giles Kinchin< no role >
[..] Carter
[mark] Henery Fardin< no role >
[..] William Elderson< no role >
Benj Coker< no role >
Will [mark] Cread< no role >
Leon Johnson< no role >
Joseph Goesdin< no role >