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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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To ye. Rt: Worspll. his Matis: Justices of ye. peace for ye. County of
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The humble peticon & appeale of
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Henry Burton
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of ye
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parish of
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St. Leonard Shoreditch
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Late
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Cow Keeper
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Sheweth
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That Your peticoner is Rated £03:12s:00d:P: Quarter to ye Rate made
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for ye. releife of ye. Setled or Standinge poor of ye. Sd parish
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and alsoe £7:10s:00d: to ye. Rate made for ye. releife of ye. Cassualls
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or accidentall poor of ye. sd pish, for Sevll. Lands & Tenemts.
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which he Lately rented & held in ye. sd pish; and by reason
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of ye. Verry great Loss of Cattells which he hath Lately had
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& ye
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decay of his Imploymt: he is forth to Leave &
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accquitt him Selfe of ye. sd Land & is now become altogether
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unable to pay any thinge towards ye. Sd Rates
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Your peticoner therefore humbly prayes Yr: Worsps.
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Consideracon in ye. premisses & to make such Fran
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therein aslo Yr. Worsps. shall seem meett
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And Ye. Peticonr, shall ever pray Etc:
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Hen: Burton
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