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To the Right Honourable
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Richard Levitt
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of the
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Citty of London
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; To
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the Right Worshippfull
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Sethiell Lovell
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Recorder
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, And to the Rest of his Majestyes Justices
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of the Peace Assembled at
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Guild Hall
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at the
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Generall Quarter Sessions for the Said City
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The Humble Peticon of the Rector Church warden
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Overseers for the Poor, And the Vestry of the
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Parish
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of St Botolphs without Bishopsgate
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Humbly Sheweth
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That Whereas there is Oweing to Mr
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Joseph Pett
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, Late
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in the Year 1697 upon the Ballance of
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his accounts, ye sume of One Hundred ninety Two pounds
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Two shillings One Penny; And to Mr
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William Bradstock
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late
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Church warden
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in the year 1698 upon the Ballance of his
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accounts the sume of Two Hundred seaventy One Pounds
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One shilling seaven Pence; and to Mr
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Abraham Swaine
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Mr
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Thomas Pitts
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Mr
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Humphrey Bond
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Late
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Overseers for the
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Poor
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for the Year 1698; the Sume of fifty four Pounds And
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to the prsent Church wardens and Overseers for the Poor
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about Two Hundred and fifty Pounds; In all Seaven
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Hundred Sixty Seaven Pounds Three shillings Eight
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Pence, Also A farther Releiff is necessary Notwithstanding
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the Last year, had A Twice 52 Weekes Assesment for
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the Poor Collected; beyond the 26 Weekes for the
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Corporation.
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Your Petitioners Therefore Humbly Beseeches
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this Honourable Bench to Consider the Premises
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And to make an order for A Fifty Two Weekes
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Additionall rate for the Poor Commernceing from A
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Lady day 1699 to A Lady day 1700 towards
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De
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-
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fraying the said Debts Laid out for the Poor
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And for the farther Releife Off the Poor
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And yor. Petitioners shall pray Etc
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