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<p n="145">To the Honoble Bench of Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
at Hicks hall for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="146">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50159_n146-1">Thomas Wilkinson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50159_n146-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50159_n146-2">John Corney</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50159_n146-2" type="surname" value="CORNEY"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50159_n146-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
both of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50159_geo50">Parish of Wapping Stepney</rs>
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in the sd. County Yeam</p>
<p n="147"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Shew</note>
</p>
<p n="148">That your Peticonr. was appointed scavengers to collect & gather an Assesmt. according<lb></lb>
to a pound rate made and assessed on the severall Inhabitants of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50159_geo51"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50159_geo52">Lower Division</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50159_geo52" type="placeName" value="Lower Division"></interp>
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of the<lb></lb>
Hamlett of Wapping Stepney</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50159_geo51" type="placeName" value="Lower Division of theHamlett of Wapping Stepney"></interp>
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for & towards the cleaning of the Streets Lanes and other<lb></lb>
places in the sd. Hamlet for the year 1715 pursuant to a Book rate or Assemt. made & ue<lb></lb>
Subscribed by the Churchwarden Constable Overseers of the Petr & other antient<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Inhitants and confirmed by tow Justices of the Peace that is to say Mr. Poulson &<obscured></obscured>
Johnson</p>
<p n="149">That your Peticonrs. with the consent of the Churchwardens and Overseers agreed with<lb></lb>
a Raker to cleane the said Streets & other Places in the said Hamlet for the sd. year for the<lb></lb>
sum of £70. which was the cheapest price that a Raker could be Hired for-</p>
<p n="150">That upon the Colleccons of the sd Assemt. your Petrs. found severall Errors in the said<lb></lb>
Book, great many persons charged therein being Dead, others gone away, Meeting Houses<lb></lb>
which nevr. did pay, By wch. your Peticonrs. apprhended that the colleccon of the said Assessmt.<lb></lb>
would not amount to the said sume that was contracted to be given to the said Raker necc<lb></lb>
whereupon your Peticonrs. did then apply to the Churchwardens & Overseers & the sd. gecc<lb></lb>
Justices and acquainted them that the said Book was not regular made, and likewise with<lb></lb>
the mistakes, and desired that the sd. Book might be mended where such mistakes was mett<lb></lb>
with, or otherwise that your Peticonr. might have an addionall Assessmt. made them, who<lb></lb>
refused to give your Peticonrs. any releife but told the mat their Perils if they did not-<lb></lb>
collect according to the Book.</p>
<p n="151">Your Peticonrs. further shew That they have paid the sd. Raker the said sume of £70<lb></lb>
and doe verily beleive that they are above £8 out of Pocket and that they have severall<lb></lb>
times since Easter last requested the Churchwardens & Overseers to Assigne their Accots.<lb></lb>
and to give your Peticonrs. an Order upon the present scavangers to pay them wt. shall appeal<lb></lb>
they are out of Pocket, but refuse so to doe-</p>
<p n="152">Your Peticonrs. therefore humbly pray that your Honors.<lb></lb>
will be so graciously pleased to take the prmes into<lb></lb>
consideracon & Order their Accts. to be Stated & Signed<lb></lb>
by such persons as you shall direct and what mony<lb></lb>
shall appear they have pr out of their own Pockets to<lb></lb>
be reimbursed by the pr But Scavenger</p>
<p n="153">And Yor. Petrs. shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="154"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx ss</note>
</p>
<p n="155">Ad General Quarterial Session pacis Dui Regis tent P Com Middx apnd<lb></lb>
Hicks hall in St. John Street in Com prd die Mercury scilt <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50159_date40">non die <lb></lb>
regui Dni Georgy nunc Regis Magne Britanie Etc tertio</rs>
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<p n="156">It is Ordered by this Court that the prsent Churchwarden Overseers of the<lb></lb>
poor & Scavengers of the Hamblett of Wapping Stepney in this County have<lb></lb>
notice of this Peticon & that they doe attend this Court on Monday next at<lb></lb>
nine of the Clock in the forenoon to Shew cause why the petrs. should not<lb></lb>
be releived according to the prayer of their Peticon within written</p>
<p n="157">P Cur<lb></lb>
Harcourt</p>
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