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<p n="180">To the Rt Worshippfull her Matys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex<lb></lb>
Assembled at the Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace held for the said County.</p>
<p n="181">The humble peticon and Appeal of the Severall persons Whose<lb></lb>
Names are here unto Subscribed Inhabitants of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50135_geo65"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50135_geo66">Parish of<lb></lb>
st Giles without Cripplegate</rs>
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in the County of Midds</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on behalfe of themselves and Divers other Inhabitants of the<lb></lb>
same Parish</p>
<p n="182">Sheweth<lb></lb>
That Since Easter last Three severall rates have been made for the Relief of the Poor of the said Parish,</p>
<p n="183">That the persons who made the Said Rates presend the same are Discretionary and not made after the<lb></lb>
manner of a pound Rate,</p>
<p n="184">That your Petitrs are Advised and Doe humbly Insist that all the said Rates are very Unequall and unjust,<lb></lb>
For that Severall Inhabitants and Occupiers of Lands and Tenements within the said Parish of a very<lb></lb>
Considerable yearly Vallue And alsoe the Occupiers of the Lither within the same Parish likewise of a<lb></lb>
Considerable yearly value are not Assessed in the Said Rates or any of them towards the Relief of the<lb></lb>
poor of the said parish, But are totally Omitted and left out of the same; And alsoe ffor that your petites: &<lb></lb>
Severall other Inhabitants & Occupiers of lands & Tenements within the said parish are Over assessed<lb></lb>
in the said severall Rates proportion to the Yearly rents of what Lands or Tenements they hold in the same<lb></lb>
parish, and according to such Assessments are Liable to pay above Eleaven Shillings in the Pound (haveing<lb></lb>
respect to the Yearly Rents of such Lands or Tenements) And alsoe For that Divers other Inhabitants.<lb></lb>
& Occupiers of Lands & tenemls. within the said parish are not Assessed in the said Rated or any of them Soe much<lb></lb>
as they ought to be,</p>
<p n="185">Wherefore your petitrs: are advised and doe humbly insist that all the said rates are very unequall Unjust and<lb></lb>
oppressive, And that your petitrs: & Divers other Inhabits of the said Parish are aggrieved thereby, and Your Petitrs:<lb></lb>
therefore Doe appeal against the same to this Court</p>
<p n="186">And that humbly pray that all the said Three Rates may be Vacated & sett aside, And that yor Petitrs: may<lb></lb>
be Relieved in the premises, And that this Court would be pleased (in regard the poor of the sd<lb></lb>
parish are very Numerous & stand in need of speedy relief) to Order ye Churchwdns & overseers of the<lb></lb>
poor of the said parish forthwith to make a new rate or rates upon every<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Inhabitant, Parson<lb></lb>
vicar & Every Occupier of Lands houses Tither imppriate & Tenements wth in the sd Parish for the<lb></lb>
Relief of the poor of the same parish As the law in such case Directs,</p>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50135_n187-6">John Mellor</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50135_n187-1">Daniel Ware</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50135_n187-7">Thomas Turner</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50135_n187-2">John Morley</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50135_n187-5">John Ham</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50135_n187-3">Thomas Barnes</rs>
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}<lb></lb>
Thomas <obscured></obscured>
And yor Petitrs: shall ever Prayer<lb></lb>
Robt <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Tho: <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50135_n187-4">Thomas Benet</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50135_n187-4" type="given" value="Thomas"></interp>
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