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September 1799

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The names of several other Inhabitants of the said Parish who are and
at the time of making the said Rate or Assessment were liable to be
rated and assessed towards the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish And
in as much as That the said Churchwardens and Overseers and also the
Parishioners of the said Parish of Saint Leonard Shoreditch have wrongly
compounded with James Saltwell< no role > , Robert Stacey< no role > (one other of the Overseers
Thomas Herbert< no role > and others owners of Houses or other Buildings within
the said Parish the annual Rent or Value of each such House or
Building not exceeding Ten Pounds by having in such Composetion Comitted
more than one third of the Rate by the said act intended to be laid upon
such premises respectively contrary to the directions of the abovenamed
Act - And have also compounded with James Muttor< no role > for his Houses or
other Buildings in the said Parish contrary to the directions of the above
sealed Act, the same being respectively above the annual Rent or Value
of Ten Pounds, - and for that the said Church Wardens and Overseers
and also the Parishioners of the said Parish have in such Rate or assessments
rated and assessed your Petitioner for a Garden which was not in his Possession
previous to Lady Day last and for a Stable which was not erected until
long subsequent to Lady day last

Your Petitioner under the several Circumstances
herein before states conceiving himself to be aggrieved by
the said Distress Doth appeal to yours Worships thereform
And humbly prays that you will be pleased to hear him
in the Premises and make such and or for the Relief of
your Petitioner as your Worships shall think meet And
that your Worships will be pleased to order that the Church
Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Saint
Leonard Shoreditch and such others whom it doth or may
concern may appear before you at a certain day to be
appointed to hear and abide the Judgement and Determination
of your Worships touching the Appeal

And your Petitioner shall ever pray Etc




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