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To the Honoble Bench of Justices of the Peace
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at Hicks hall for the County of Middx
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The humble Peticon of
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Thomas Wilkinson
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John Corney
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both of the
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Parish of Wapping Stepney
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in the sd. County Yeam
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Shew
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That your Peticonr. was appointed scavengers to collect & gather an Assesmt. according
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to a pound rate made and assessed on the severall Inhabitants of the
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Lower Division
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of the
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Hamlett of Wapping Stepney
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for & towards the cleaning of the Streets Lanes and other
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places in the sd. Hamlet for the year 1715 pursuant to a Book rate or Assemt. made & ue
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Subscribed by the Churchwarden Constable Overseers of the Petr & other antient
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Inhitants and confirmed by tow Justices of the Peace that is to say Mr. Poulson &
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Johnson
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That your Peticonrs. with the consent of the Churchwardens and Overseers agreed with
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a Raker to cleane the said Streets & other Places in the said Hamlet for the sd. year for the
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sum of £70. which was the cheapest price that a Raker could be Hired for-
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That upon the Colleccons of the sd Assemt. your Petrs. found severall Errors in the said
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Book, great many persons charged therein being Dead, others gone away, Meeting Houses
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which nevr. did pay, By wch. your Peticonrs. apprhended that the colleccon of the said Assessmt.
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would not amount to the said sume that was contracted to be given to the said Raker necc
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whereupon your Peticonrs. did then apply to the Churchwardens & Overseers & the sd. gecc
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Justices and acquainted them that the said Book was not regular made, and likewise with
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the mistakes, and desired that the sd. Book might be mended where such mistakes was mett
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with, or otherwise that your Peticonr. might have an addionall Assessmt. made them, who
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refused to give your Peticonrs. any releife but told the mat their Perils if they did not-
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collect according to the Book.
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Your Peticonrs. further shew That they have paid the sd. Raker the said sume of £70
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and doe verily beleive that they are above £8 out of Pocket and that they have severall
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times since Easter last requested the Churchwardens & Overseers to Assigne their Accots.
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and to give your Peticonrs. an Order upon the present scavangers to pay them wt. shall appeal
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they are out of Pocket, but refuse so to doe-
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Your Peticonrs. therefore humbly pray that your Honors.
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will be so graciously pleased to take the prmes into
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consideracon & Order their Accts. to be Stated & Signed
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by such persons as you shall direct and what mony
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shall appear they have pr out of their own Pockets to
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be reimbursed by the pr But Scavenger
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And Yor. Petrs. shall ever pray Etc
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Middx ss
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Ad General Quarterial Session pacis Dui Regis tent P Com Middx apnd
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Hicks hall in St. John Street in Com prd die Mercury scilt
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non die
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regui Dni Georgy nunc Regis Magne Britanie Etc tertio
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It is Ordered by this Court that the prsent Churchwarden Overseers of the
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poor & Scavengers of the Hamblett of Wapping Stepney in this County have
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notice of this Peticon & that they doe attend this Court on Monday next at
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nine of the Clock in the forenoon to Shew cause why the petrs. should not
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be releived according to the prayer of their Peticon within written
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P Cur
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Harcourt
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