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Lord Mayor
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of the City of London and to the Rt. Worshipfull the
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rest of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the same City
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in their Generall Quarter Sessions Assembled
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The humble Peticon and Appeal of
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John Jeffryes
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That Your Petitioners is
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Deputy Keeper of the Poultry Compter
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Situate in the Parish of
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St. Mildred in the Poultry
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in this City and for
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his own Private use and as a dwelling for himself Family he rents
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a House contiguous to the said Compter for which he pays after the
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rate of Eighty pounds for And rent But now so it is May it please
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your Honr. Worsps that the Church Wardens & Overseers
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of the poor of the said Parish of St. Mildred in the Poultry hard
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for some Years last part and for the last Year 1722 Rated the said
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John Jeffeyes the Yearly some of Eight Pounds
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the Relise of the poor of the said parish wch. is more in Proportion by
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the Yearly Summer of five pounds than the rest of the Inhabitants of
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the said Parish do pay for House of the same Rent of Eighty Pounds
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Wherefore and for that Yr. petitioner Humbly
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Conceives himself aggresived by the said Rater Assembler
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made for the said Year 1722 doth most humbly appeal
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to Yr. Honr. of Worpps therefrom
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And prays that Yr Honr. Worpps will be pleased to hear him
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the Premisses and Order that the Church Wardens and Overseers
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the Poor of the said Parish may Appear before You to hear and also
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the Judgement of Determination of Yr. Honr. of Worpps touching
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this Appeal
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And Your Petitioner as in Duty bound Shall Ever Pray Etc
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John Jefferys
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