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<p n="175">To <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ113">the Rt. Honble</rs>
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: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ114">Sir</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15069_occ114" type="occupation" value="Sir"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n175-1">Charles Asgill</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15069_n175-1" type="given" value="Charles"></interp>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15069_n175-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ115">Knt</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15069_occ115" type="occupation" value="Knt"></interp>
, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15069_occ116">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the City of<lb></lb>
London, & to the Worshipful the rest of this Majesty's Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace for the said City & the Liberties thereof in their General<lb></lb>
Quarter Session assembled.</p>
<p n="176">The humble Petition and Appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15069_n176-48">Heron<lb></lb>
Powney</rs>
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</p>
<p n="177"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That in the Year 1755, Your Petitioner purchased the Place or<lb></lb>
Office of Sword bearer of this City, and was duly admitted into the same,<lb></lb>
To have, hold, exercise and enjoy the said Place, with all Fees, Proffits <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Commodities thereunto due & of Right belonging (as also the keeping of<lb></lb>
the sessions House)</p>
<p n="178">That the sd. sessions House being situate in ye. Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15069_geo159">St.<lb></lb>
sepulchres</rs>
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, London, Yor. Petitioner hath ever since his Admission into ye.<lb></lb>
sd. Place, been Rated towards ye. Relief of ye. Poor, & all other ye. Levies & Taxes of<lb></lb>
ye sd. Parish, for & in respect of ye. sd. Premisses, wch he paid till ye. Month of April<lb></lb>
last, when he discontinued paying the same.</p>
<p n="179">That your Petitioner being informed, that by a Rate or Rates, made<lb></lb>
for the Relief of ye. Poor of ye. sd. Parish your Petitioner is therein charged ye. sum of<lb></lb>
15s. 7½d P Quarter towards ye. sd. Relief for & in respect of ye. Sessions House, altho he<lb></lb>
is not an Inhabitant in ye. sd. Parish, nor as Occupier of ye. sd. Premisses, wch are safely<lb></lb>
appropriated to ye. Use of ye. Publick in ye. holding of Courts of Justice.</p>
<p n="180">That our Petitioner Conceiving himself aggrieved by ye. sd. Rate or<lb></lb>
Rates, as illegal & unwarrentable, Doth Appeal to yor. Lordp and<lb></lb>
Worships therefrom & humbly prays, that such Rate or Rates, so farr<lb></lb>
as they regard yor. Petitioner, may be Quashed, set a side & vacated,<lb></lb>
And that your Peticoner may be Relieved in ye Premisses, as this<lb></lb>
Honble. Courts hall think fit.</p>
<p n="181">And your Petitioner shall pray etc.<lb></lb>
Powneys <obscured></obscured>
Bea<obscured></obscured>
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