<div1 type="SM_PSpage" id="LMSMPS50142PS501420056"> <xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="LMSMPS501420056"></xptr>
<p n="262">To the Right Worspl. his Matys Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50142_geo149">Middx</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50142_geo149" type="placeName" value="Middx"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50142_geo149" type="type" value="county"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="263">The humble peticon. of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n263-1">Mary Cowley</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50142_n263-1" type="given" value="MARY"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50142_n263-1" type="surname" value="COWLEY"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50142_n263-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
of<lb></lb>
the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50142_geo150">St. Sepulchres</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50142_geo150" type="placeName" value="St. Sepulchres"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50142_geo150" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
in the said<lb></lb>
County.</p>
<p n="264"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Peticoner is rated two shillings P month<lb></lb>
towards the releife of the poor of the said parish<lb></lb>
for this present year.</p>
<p n="265">That your Peticoner conceives herselfe aggreived<lb></lb>
by the said assessment For that she is rated 6d P<lb></lb>
month more then she paid the last year which is<lb></lb>
more in proporcon then divers of the Inhabitants<lb></lb>
of the said parish are now rated.</p>
<p n="266"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">P S Westley</note>
<lb></lb>
Your Peticoner therefore humbly prays<lb></lb>
your Worsps wilbe pleased to mittigate<lb></lb>
the said Rate in Such manner as unto yor:<lb></lb>
Worsps shall Seem meet.</p>
<p n="267">And yor: Petr: shall ever pray Etc.</p>
</div1>

View as Text