Tower thereof fell down several yeares since, and that the
said Church is now in a ruinoused condition, andoughtnot
capable of being repaired, but must, of necessity,
tobe rebuilt, And that the Inhabitants of the said
parish are burthened with a very Numerous Poor
for whose releife and maintenance the annual
assessments on the Inhabitants of the same parish
have amounted in some yeares to three shillings
in the pound, And that the Charge of rebuilding the
said Church and steeple will upon a moderate computation
amount to the sum of three thousand pounds, which
the Inhabitants of the said parish are not able to
raise, the subscription made amongst themselves in
order to rebuild the same(in case the whole money
subscribed should be paid which is uncertain)not
amounting to more than five hundred and twentythirty
pounds or thereabouts, a considerable part of wch remains
unpaid, & is likely so to do.

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Wherefore at the request of the sd Petitioners [..]
humbly recommend certify the aforesaid matters to your
Lordships consideration, Requesting your
Lordship (if you shall think fit) to grant unto them
his Majesties most gracious Letters Patent licence
and protection under the Great Seal of Great