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To the Right Worsppl. her Maties
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Justices of the Peace
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the County of Middx.
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The humble Peticon of
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Thomas Wetherell
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of the
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in the
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parish of St.
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Andrew
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in the said County.
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Sheweth
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That about five year past yor. Petr. Served the office of
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Overseer of the poor
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of the said liberty and disbursed towards
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releife of the poor thereof the sume of £55.6s.3d more the
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recd As may appeare by his accompt
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the Inhabitant
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of the said liberty and allowed of by two of her Maty
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Justices
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for the said County Yet never the less the Churchwarden
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& Overseers of the poor of the said liberty did refuse to reimburss
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yor. Petr. the said moneys Soe that upon his former peticon this
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Honble Court was pleased to order that the
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of the said liberty should pay yor. Petr. the said moneys or otherwise
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good cause to the contrary who then alledged that they had not
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money in their hands but would reimburss yor. Petr. the said-
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moneys as soon as they should have sufficient in their hands for-
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doeing thereof Whereupon this Court did further Order that the
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of the said liberty should out of the moneys
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be by them collected & recd of the Inhabitants of the said liberty
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upon the rate made for releife of the poor of the
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your Peticoner the said moneys.
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That the Churchwarden & Overseers of the poor of the said liberty
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refuse to pay yor. Petr. the said moneys Aledging that they have not money
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in their hands for that purpose Neither can they depend on or expect
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any money arriseing from the said Rate for yor. Petr. For that the-
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Same wil be Scarce sufficient to pay the poor of the said liberty for-
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the year ensueing, And yor. Petr. having disbursed at least five
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pounds at Severall meetings with the Inhabitants of the said liberty
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in settleing the said Accompt & attending this Honble Court And yet
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Petr. having been obleidged to borrow the sume of £50 at Interest for
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want of his being reimbursed the said Sume of £55.6s.3d
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P Westley
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Yor. Petr. therefore hopes that he may be allowed lawfull
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Interest for his said moneys & humbly prays this Honble
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Court to be pleased to order that the Churchwarden and
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Overseers of the poor & other Inhabitants of the Said liberty
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may forthwith make a Rate upon the Inhabitants of the
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liberty whereby to reimburss yor. Petr. the said sume of
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£55.6s.3d together with Interest for the Same and his
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charges as aforesaid if yor. Worspps Soe thinke fit.
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And yor. Petr. shall ever Pray Etc.
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Tho: Wetherall
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