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<p n="1">To the Right Honourable <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ1">Sr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n1-1">Richard Levitt</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ3">Lord Major</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15011_geo1">Citty of London</rs>
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; To<lb></lb>
the Right Worshippfull <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ4">Sr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n1-2">Sethiell Lovell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ6">Recorder</rs>
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, And to the Rest of his Majestyes Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace Assembled at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15011_geo2">Guild Hall</rs>
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at the<lb></lb>
Generall Quarter Sessions for the Said City</p>
<p n="2">The Humble Peticon of the Rector Church warden<lb></lb>
Overseers for the Poor, And the Vestry of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15011_geo3">Parish<lb></lb>
of St Botolphs without Bishopsgate</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15011_geo4">London</rs>
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<p n="3">Humbly Sheweth</p>
<p n="4">That Whereas there is Oweing to Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n4-1">Joseph Pett</rs>
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, Late<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ7">Church warden</rs>
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in the Year 1697 upon the Ballance of<lb></lb>
his accounts, ye sume of One Hundred ninety Two pounds<lb></lb>
Two shillings One Penny; And to Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n4-2">William Bradstock</rs>
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late<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ8">Church warden</rs>
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in the year 1698 upon the Ballance of his<lb></lb>
accounts the sume of Two Hundred seaventy One Pounds<lb></lb>
One shilling seaven Pence; and to Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n4-3">Abraham Swaine</rs>
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Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n4-4">Thomas Pitts</rs>
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Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15011_n4-5">Humphrey Bond</rs>
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Late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15011_occ9">Overseers for the<lb></lb>
Poor</rs>
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for the Year 1698; the Sume of fifty four Pounds And<lb></lb>
to the prsent Church wardens and Overseers for the Poor<lb></lb>
about Two Hundred and fifty Pounds; In all Seaven<lb></lb>
Hundred Sixty Seaven Pounds Three shillings Eight<lb></lb>
Pence, Also A farther Releiff is necessary Notwithstanding<lb></lb>
the Last year, had A Twice 52 Weekes Assesment for<lb></lb>
the Poor Collected; beyond the 26 Weekes for the<lb></lb>
Corporation.</p>
<p n="5">Your Petitioners Therefore Humbly Beseeches<lb></lb>
this Honourable Bench to Consider the Premises<lb></lb>
And to make an order for A Fifty Two Weekes<lb></lb>
Additionall rate for the Poor Commernceing from A<lb></lb>
Lady day 1699 to A Lady day 1700 towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15011_geo5">De</rs>
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-<lb></lb>
fraying the said Debts Laid out for the Poor<lb></lb>
And for the farther Releife Off the Poor</p>
<p n="6">And yor. Petitioners shall pray Etc</p>
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