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To ye Worll Bench of Justices for the
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County of Middx Etc
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The humble Peticon of
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Richard Slater
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John Whalett
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Scavengers
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Nortonfalgate Liberty
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Sheweth
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That by the Removal of some and the Death & Poverty
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of Other Inhabitants of the said Liberty and alsoe by the
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Refusal of many to pay what was assessed upon them
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The Rate which was
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Delivered to your Petionrs
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will not by new
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Pounds amount to the Sume that is
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agreed to give the Raker for keeping the Streets clean:
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Yor Peticonrs therefore some daies since desired some of the
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Ancient Inhabitants of the said Liberty to meet, in Order to
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make a new Rate whereby yor Petionr might be
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relieved,
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But were answered by the Inhabitants that they thought it
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not safe soe to doe, without an Order from this Worll Bench
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Yor Petionr therefore humbly pray
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this Worth Bench to grane them an Order
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to Summon together the Inhabitants
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of the said Liberty, to make such a Rate
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as that yor Petionr may not Lose both
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their Time & Money: which yor Petionr
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humbly conceive to be unreasonable.
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And yor Petionr Shall ever pray Etc.
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