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Two Hundred Pounds And we have Considered of the Method
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of raising and discharging the said Sume in the quickest
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easiest and least
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ur then some manner to the Parishioners
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And are of Opinion that it will be best raised by selling or
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granting Annuities for Lives under proper Restrictions
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which Annuities one with another at the present rate
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of Interest we are of Opinion will not Exceed Seven Pounds
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per Centum and that Computed on Thirteen Thousand
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Two Hundred Pounds will amount to Nine Hundred
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and Twenty Four Pounds to which Adding the Fee Farm
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Rent of Twenty Two Pounds the Land Tax of Sixty
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Seven Pounds Ten Shillings and the Charges of Collecting
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Etc Fifty Six Pounds Ten Shillings make together
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One Thousand and Seventy Pounds to be annually
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raised while all the Annuitants shall be Living which,
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Sum will be best raised by an equal Pound Rate on
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the Parishioners annually as their Houses and other
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Premisses are or shall be rated to the Land Tax And
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We have taken an Account of the Rents of the Freedom
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Part of this Parish as they an now rated to the Land Tax
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which (exclusive of Three Hundred and Fifty Pounds
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the Tythes are rated at) amount to Fifteen Thousand
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Four hundred and Fifty Pounds And the Rents of the
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Lordship part (exclusive of One Hundred Pounds
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for the said Tythes and Six Thousand and Twenty
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Seven Pounds for the Houses Office said Commissioners
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and Clerks, Salaries of his Majesty's Victualling Office)
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amount to Five Thousand four Hundred and Thirty
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Seven Pounds together Twenty Thousand Eight
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Hundred and Eighty Seven Pounds which Sum at
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One Shilling and three Pence in the Pound will
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raise One Thousand Three Hundred and Five Pounds
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