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<p n="486">To <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ173">the Right Honorble</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ174">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15010_n486-1">Francis Child</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ175">Knt</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ176">Lord Maior</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo285">City of London</rs>
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And to the Right Worll. his Maties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ177">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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in the Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="487">The humble peticon & Appeale of the Parishioners<lb></lb>
of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15010_geo286">St. Mathew Friday Streete</rs>
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<lb></lb>
London</p>
<p n="488"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That theof yor. Petrs. Parish by mistake in a<lb></lb>
returne to the Precept directed to them from the Right Honoble. the late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15010_occ178">Lord<lb></lb>
Maior</rs>
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of this City to give an account of their Poore and the charge of<lb></lb>
mainteyning them hee made a returne of the sume of £79:15s:6d for the<lb></lb>
Yeares charge in 1697 wch. was the totall sume of all the Payments made<lb></lb>
in every respect for & concerning the same Parish Whereas in truth the<lb></lb>
true charge of their Poore amounts to noe more Then about £52:16s.</p>
<p n="489">And their said Parish being charged by virtue of the late Act of<lb></lb>
Comon Councill to pay £39:10s to the Corporation established by the said<lb></lb>
Act for setting the Poore on worke</p>
<p n="490">Now yor. Petrs. in respect of the smallnesse of their Parish<lb></lb>
And the greate charge of Poore therein which they have to<lb></lb>
mainteyne Desire that yor. Lopp. & Worpps. will be pleased to<lb></lb>
releive yor. Petrs. And to order the Abatement of the said sume of<lb></lb>
£39:10s. to such sume in proportion To what doth truely arise by<lb></lb>
their assessement for mainteyning the Poore of their said Parish<lb></lb>
They being only releivable by this Courte</p>
<p n="491">And they shall Pray Etc</p>
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