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To the Rt. Worspll. his Matys Justices of the Peace for the
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The humble Peticon of
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Wm. Langham
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Leonard Shoreditch
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Sheweth
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That yor. Petr. is asses'd four pence halfe penney P week
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towards the Relief of the poor of the Pish afordsd: for the
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Year ensuing.
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That yor. Petr. rents a house of Ten pounds & Anm And that
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the Assesmt. of the sd parish is not regular And think there
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himselfe cry much aggreiv'd by the sd Assessmt.
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Yor. Petr. therefore humbly Prays Yor.
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to be pleased to ordr. that be pray be
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releived in ye sd Prmisses
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And Yr. Petr. shall ever Pray Etc
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Pursuant to ye. Order of ye. Genrll:
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Sessions of ye. peace within written ye whose
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names are hereunto Subscribed Two of his Matis Justices of ye. peace for this County in ye.
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sd Order named; havinge this day taken upon ye. heareings & examinacon of ye. Compt.
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of ye. peticoner
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Wm: Langham
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above named; ye. churchwardens Overseers of ye. poor
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& at her Inhitants of ye. sd
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beinge prsent, & upon heareinge
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of all ptyes & due by Considering yr. reasons & allegacons given & Made on all Sides, We
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report our applnions to this Honable: Court, that ye: sd
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is equally rated & is
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of ability & ought to pay Four pence halfe penny to ye. rate made for ye. Petr; releife
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of ye poor of ye. sd pish as he is know rated; Given under our hands this
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8th: day
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of October Ano Dom 1719
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