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, and the rest of his
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Majestys Justices of the Peace for the same City in their
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General Quarter Session Assembled
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The Humble Petition and Appeal of the President
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Christ's Hospital
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Sheweth
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That by a Rate or Assessment made on the 15th. Day of
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November 1750. for the Relief of the Poor of the Parish of Christ-
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Church London for 13 Weeks commencing from the 15th. Day of July
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then last past to the 14th. Day October exclusive And by another
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like Relief for 13 Weeks commencing from the 14th. Day of October then
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last past Your Petitioners were Rated and Assessed towards the said
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Relief for and in respect of 7. Houses Demolish'd by the said Hospital
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and the Ground whereon they stood Converted into she Garden of the
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Treasurer of the said Hospital And also for and in Respect of 5. other
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Houses demolish'd and a Sick Ward built on the Ground whereon the
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same 5. Houses Stood.
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That the Ground whereon the said Severall Houses So demolish'd as
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aforesd. Stood was formerly part of the
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, and has from the time
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of the Foundation of the said Hospital (which was near 200 Years ago)
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belonged thereto and lyes within the said
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Parish of Christ Church
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That as the Houses and Building on the said Ground Ran to
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Decay and as the Exigeneys & Occasions of the Hospital Required it the
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Governors
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of the said Hospital thought proper to demolish the Sd. Houses
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and Buildings and to Convert the said Ground to the uses and Purposes
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before mentioned
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That in Regard the said Hospital is a House of Charity and the
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Sick Ward before mentioned is part thereof and the Garden Ground belonging
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they to is Occupyed by the
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Treasurer
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for the greater Conveniency of his
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Residence at the said Hospital to do the Duty appertaining to this sd. Office.
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Your Petrs. therefore conceiving themselves to be
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Aggrieved by the said Rates do humble Appeal agt.
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the Same And pray your Lordship and this honoble
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Court to take the Premisses into Consideration and to
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Grand them such Relief therein as to Your Lord P.
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and this Honoble Court Shall Seem meet
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And yr. Petrs. Shall ever Pray Etc
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