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To the Honoble.
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William Ashurst
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. Lord Maior of the
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and to their Maties.
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Justices of the Peace
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wthin. the same City
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The humble Peticon of the Churchwardens &
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of
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the Pish of
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Sheweth
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That the said Parish being large & full of Poore) this Honoble. Courte many yeares since was pleased (according
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to the forme of the Statute in that Case made & pvided) to order the Parishioners of divers Pishes wthin. the said City
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to contribute their assistance towards the releife of the said Poore wth. Contribucon amounted to abt. £60 P Annu
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And was continued till the contributeing Pishes were burnt by the dread full conflagracon in the yeare of our Lord
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1666 and then ceased.
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That after the rebuilding of the said City (the Rents thereof being greately advanced) the meanes sorte of people
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whose houses had been burnt were thereby constrained to continue in the said Pish of
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where they had
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settled themselves But many wealthy Inhitants of the same Pish (who by the said fire were driven from their habitacons)
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retired back to their former Places of Abode & greate numbers of Poor have since resorted to the said Pish & there
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settled themselves in their stead By meanes whereof the rich Inhitants of the said Pish are greatly decreased and the
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Poore thereof become exceeding numerous.
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That this Honoble. Courte takeing into consideracon the Poverty of the said Pish & Pceiveing that the Inhitants
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thereof were not able to mainteyne their Poore wthout. Assistance Did in the Yeare of or. Lord 1687 Rate & Assesse the
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Inhitants of divers Pishes wthin. the said Cty to pay to the Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poore of the said Parish of
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towards the maintenance of the Poore of the same Pish divers weekely allowances amounting in
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the Whole to £30. P Annu.
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That notwithstanding the said allowances yor. Petrs. (for the better maintenance of the Poore) have been constrained
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to advance the Rates on the said Inhitants of their said Pish see excessively That divers eminent Pishoners
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have removed into other Pishes where Smaller Taxes are exacted & more threaten to doe the like soe that the
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expedients yor. Petr. have hitherto used to mainteyne the Poore have proved ineffectuall
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That although greate numbers of the Inhitants of the said Pish are weavers & such as depend on the
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weaveing & such like mechanicke trades gett many of their till of late have paid towardes the maintenans
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of the Poore & others have mainteyned themselves & Familyes wthout. being burthen some to the same Pish
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But How soe itt is May itt Please yor. Lordshipps & Worpps. That by the deadnesse of trade & for want
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of imploymt. many of them have been forced to enter themselves into their Maties. Service & have left their
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Familyes to be pvided for by yor. Petrs. soe that the number of the Poore wthin. the said Pish is soe
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exceedingly increased That wthout. some greater Assistances from Parishes wthin. the said
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City the
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burdhers
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thereof can noe longer be supported
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May itt thereof please yor. Lordshipps & Worpps. to take into yor.
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consideration the deplorable necessityes of the Poore of the said Parish
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& to order some Parishes wthin. the said City to make such further
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Allowance & Contribucon towardes their releife as to yor. Honors. &
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Worshipps shall seem meete & convenient
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And yor. Petrs. shall Ever Pray Etc.
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