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To the Rt Worshippfull her Matys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex
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Assembled at the Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace held for the said County.
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The humble peticon and Appeal of the Severall persons Whose
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Names are here unto Subscribed Inhabitants of the
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Parish of
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st Giles without Cripplegate
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in the County of Midds
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on behalfe of themselves and Divers other Inhabitants of the
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same Parish
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Sheweth
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That Since Easter last Three severall rates have been made for the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish,
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That the persons who made the Said Rates presend the same are Discretionary and not made after the
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manner of a pound Rate,
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That your Petitrs are Advised and Doe humbly Insist that all the said Rates are very Unequall and unjust,
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For that Severall Inhabitants and Occupiers of Lands and Tenements within the said Parish of a very
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Considerable yearly Vallue And alsoe the Occupiers of the Lither within the same Parish likewise of a
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Considerable yearly value are not Assessed in the Said Rates or any of them towards the Relief of the
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poor of the said parish, But are totally Omitted and left out of the same; And alsoe ffor that your petites: &
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Severall other Inhabitants & Occupiers of lands & Tenements within the said parish are Over assessed
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in the said severall Rates proportion to the Yearly rents of what Lands or Tenements they hold in the same
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parish, and according to such Assessments are Liable to pay above Eleaven Shillings in the Pound (haveing
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respect to the Yearly Rents of such Lands or Tenements) And alsoe For that Divers other Inhabitants.
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& Occupiers of Lands & tenemls. within the said parish are not Assessed in the said Rated or any of them Soe much
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as they ought to be,
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Wherefore your petitrs: are advised and doe humbly insist that all the said rates are very unequall Unjust and
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oppressive, And that your petitrs: & Divers other Inhabits of the said Parish are aggrieved thereby, and Your Petitrs:
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therefore Doe appeal against the same to this Court
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And that humbly pray that all the said Three Rates may be Vacated & sett aside, And that yor Petitrs: may
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be Relieved in the premises, And that this Court would be pleased (in regard the poor of the sd
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parish are very Numerous & stand in need of speedy relief) to Order ye Churchwdns & overseers of the
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poor of the said parish forthwith to make a new rate or rates upon every
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Inhabitant, Parson
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vicar & Every Occupier of Lands houses Tither imppriate & Tenements wth in the sd Parish for the
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Relief of the poor of the same parish As the law in such case Directs,
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John Mellor
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Daniel Ware
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Thomas Turner
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John Morley
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John Ham
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Thomas Barnes
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Thomas
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And yor Petitrs: shall ever Prayer
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Robt
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Tho:
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Thomas Benet
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