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<p n="241">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15034_occ95">Rnt. Honble</rs>
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: Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15034_n241-1">Gerrard Conyers</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15034_occ96">Kt</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15034_occ97">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the City of London and to the Rt. Worshipfull the<lb></lb>
rest of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the same City<lb></lb>
in their Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="242">The humble Peticon and Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15034_n242-1">John Jeffryes</rs>
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<p n="243"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Your Petitioners is <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15034_occ98">Deputy Keeper of the Poultry Compter</rs>
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Situate in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15034_geo97">St. Mildred in the Poultry</rs>
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in this City and for<lb></lb>
his own Private use and as a dwelling for himself Family he rents<lb></lb>
a House contiguous to the said Compter for which he pays after the<lb></lb>
rate of Eighty pounds for And rent But now so it is May it please<lb></lb>
your Honr. Worsps that the Church Wardens & Overseers<lb></lb>
of the poor of the said Parish of St. Mildred in the Poultry hard<lb></lb>
for some Years last part and for the last Year 1722 Rated the said<lb></lb>
John Jeffeyes the Yearly some of Eight Pounds<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the Relise of the poor of the said parish wch. is more in Proportion by<lb></lb>
the Yearly Summer of five pounds than the rest of the Inhabitants of<lb></lb>
the said Parish do pay for House of the same Rent of Eighty Pounds<lb></lb>
P Ann</p>
<p n="244">Wherefore and for that Yr. petitioner Humbly<lb></lb>
Conceives himself aggresived by the said Rater Assembler<lb></lb>
made for the said Year 1722 doth most humbly appeal<lb></lb>
to Yr. Honr. of Worpps therefrom</p>
<p n="245">And prays that Yr Honr. Worpps will be pleased to hear him<lb></lb>
the Premisses and Order that the Church Wardens and Overseers<lb></lb>
the Poor of the said Parish may Appear before You to hear and also<lb></lb>
the Judgement of Determination of Yr. Honr. of Worpps touching<lb></lb>
this Appeal</p>
<p n="246">And Your Petitioner as in Duty bound Shall Ever Pray Etc</p>
<p n="247">John Jefferys</p>
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