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<p n="898">To the Honoble. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15005_occ327">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15005_n898-1">William Ashurst</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15005_occ328">Knt</rs>
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. Lord Maior of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo563">City of<lb></lb>
London</rs>
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and to their Maties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15005_occ329">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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wthin. the same City</p>
<p n="899">The humble Peticon of the Churchwardens & <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15005_occ330">Overseers of the Poore</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the Pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo564">St. Buttolph</rs>
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wthout. Bishoppsgate <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo565">London</rs>
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<p n="900"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That the said Parish being large & full of Poore) this Honoble. Courte many yeares since was pleased (according<lb></lb>
to the forme of the Statute in that Case made & pvided) to order the Parishioners of divers Pishes wthin. the said City<lb></lb>
to contribute their assistance towards the releife of the said Poore wth. Contribucon amounted to abt. £60 P Annu<lb></lb>
And was continued till the contributeing Pishes were burnt by the dread full conflagracon in the yeare of our Lord<lb></lb>
1666 and then ceased.</p>
<p n="901">That after the rebuilding of the said City (the Rents thereof being greately advanced) the meanes sorte of people<lb></lb>
whose houses had been burnt were thereby constrained to continue in the said Pish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo566">St. Buttolphs Bishppsgate</rs>
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where they had<lb></lb>
settled themselves But many wealthy Inhitants of the same Pish (who by the said fire were driven from their habitacons)<lb></lb>
retired back to their former Places of Abode & greate numbers of Poor have since resorted to the said Pish & there<lb></lb>
settled themselves in their stead By meanes whereof the rich Inhitants of the said Pish are greatly decreased and the<lb></lb>
Poore thereof become exceeding numerous.</p>
<p n="902">That this Honoble. Courte takeing into consideracon the Poverty of the said Pish & Pceiveing that the Inhitants<lb></lb>
thereof were not able to mainteyne their Poore wthout. Assistance Did in the Yeare of or. Lord 1687 Rate & Assesse the<lb></lb>
Inhitants of divers Pishes wthin. the said Cty to pay to the Churchwardens & Overseers of the Poore of the said Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo567">St. Buttolph</rs>
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towards the maintenance of the Poore of the same Pish divers weekely allowances amounting in<lb></lb>
the Whole to £30. P Annu.</p>
<p n="903">That notwithstanding the said allowances yor. Petrs. (for the better maintenance of the Poore) have been constrained<lb></lb>
to advance the Rates on the said Inhitants of their said Pish see excessively That divers eminent Pishoners<lb></lb>
have removed into other Pishes where Smaller Taxes are exacted & more threaten to doe the like soe that the<lb></lb>
expedients yor. Petr. have hitherto used to mainteyne the Poore have proved ineffectuall</p>
<p n="904">That although greate numbers of the Inhitants of the said Pish are weavers & such as depend on the<lb></lb>
weaveing & such like mechanicke trades gett many of their till of late have paid towardes the maintenans<lb></lb>
of the Poore & others have mainteyned themselves & Familyes wthout. being burthen some to the same Pish<lb></lb>
But How soe itt is May itt Please yor. Lordshipps & Worpps. That by the deadnesse of trade & for want<lb></lb>
of imploymt. many of them have been forced to enter themselves into their Maties. Service & have left their<lb></lb>
Familyes to be pvided for by yor. Petrs. soe that the number of the Poore wthin. the said Pish is soe<lb></lb>
exceedingly increased That wthout. some greater Assistances from Parishes wthin. the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15005_geo568">City the<lb></lb>
burdhers</rs>
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thereof can noe longer be supported</p>
<p n="905">May itt thereof please yor. Lordshipps & Worpps. to take into yor.<lb></lb>
consideration the deplorable necessityes of the Poore of the said Parish<lb></lb>
& to order some Parishes wthin. the said City to make such further<lb></lb>
Allowance & Contribucon towardes their releife as to yor. Honors. &<lb></lb>
Worshipps shall seem meete & convenient</p>
<p n="906">And yor. Petrs. shall Ever Pray Etc.</p>
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