To the Right Worshipfull his Majesty's Justices of the peace for the
County of Midlesex in their General Quarter Sessions of the peace Assembled

The humble Petition and Appeal of the several-
Persons whose hands are hereunto Subscribed Inhabitants
of the Liberty of Northton Folgate in the County
of Middlesex

Sheweth

That by the Rate lately made for the Relief of the poor
of the said LIberty for this present Year diverse of the Inhabitants
are very greatly Oppress'd by being Rated to the poor there considerable
Summs of Money p Month over and above what they formerly paid,
Whereas diverse of the most Substantial Inhabitants are Rated
much less than meaner House Keppers of the said Liberty, and
no ways equal or proportionalble to what your Petitioners are
advanced to for which Reasons Your Petitioners conceive the
said Rate to be very unequal and unjust, and humbly Appeal
against the Same unto this Court.

And Pray that this Court will be
pleas'd to Quash and Vacate the
said Rate, And also to Order that
for the future the Same may be
proportioned at a pound Rate for the
greater casement of the Inhabitaints
of the said Liberty

And Your Petitioners shall ever Pray Etc

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