For that severall Inhabitants and Occupiers of Lands and Tenements within the said parish of or very
considerable yearly Vallue And alsoe the Occupier of the Tithes within the same parish likewise of a
considerable yearly value are not Assessed in the said Rates or any of them towards the Relief of the
poor of the said parish, But are totally Omitted and left out of the same; and alsoe ffor that your petitrs: &
severall other Inhabitants & Occupiers of lands & Tenements within the said parish are Over assessed
in the said Severall Rates in proportion to the yearly rents of what Lands or Tenements they hold in the Same
parish, And according to such Assessments are Liable to pay above Eleaven Shillings in the Pound (having
respect to the Yearly Rents of such Lands or Tenements) And alsoe For that Divers other Inhabitants.
& Occupiers of Lands & tenemts. within the said parish are not Assessed in the said Rates or any of them Soe much
as they ought to be,

Wherefore your petitrs: are advised and doe humbly insist that all the said rates are very Unequall Unjust and
oppressive, And that your petitrs: & divers other Inhabits of the said parish are aggrieved thereby, and Your Petitrs:
therefore doe appeal against the same to this Court

And humble pray that all the said Three Rates may be Vacated & Sett aside, And that yor Prtitrs: may
be Relieved in the premises, And that this Court would be pleased (in regard the poor of the sd
parish are very Numerous & stand in need of speedy relief) to Order ye Churchwdns & overseers of the
poor of the said parish forthwith to make a new rate or rates upon every [..] Inhabitant, Parson
vicar & Every Occupier of Lounds houses Tither imppriate & Tenements wth in the sd Parish for the
Relief of the poor of the same parish As the law in such Case Directs,

[..] John Mellor< no role > Daniel Ware< no role >
Thomas Turner< no role > [..] John Morley< no role >
[..] Tho Gearing< no role > }
Thomas Turner< no role > And yor Petitrs: shall Ever Prayer
John Ham< no role > Robt [..] Tho: Barnes< no role >
Thomas Benet< no role > [..] [..] Best