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To the Rt. Worspll. his Majties.
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Justices of the Peace
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in Quarter Sessions assembled
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The Humble Petition and Appeal of
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Benjamin Cooke
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of the
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parish of Edmonton
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in the sd County
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Gent
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Daniel Smith
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, and
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James Edwards
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of the said parish Yeom on
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behalfe of them selves and sevll. other Inhabi
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of the said Parish agt. the poors Rate of the
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said parish for the year 1733.
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Sheweth
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That yor. Petr.
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Benjamin Cooke
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stands Charged in
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and by the said Rate or Assessmt. at 25 shillings for 20 Pounds Rents
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by the year; That yor. Petr.
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Daniel Smith
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stands charged by the
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sd Rate at £6.2.6. for 98 pounds Rents by the year; And that yor.
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Petr.
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James Edwards
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stands charged in and by the said Rate at
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£1.17.6 for 30 pounds Rents by the year, which said sevll. Sums
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are more than yor. Petr. respectivetly ought to pay towards the sd
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Rate, by reason yor. Petr.
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is charged to the full
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Rents of the Value of his Estate in the said Parish when a great
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Number of the Infabts. of the sd parish are abated one fifth part out
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of the reall and known Value of their Rents: And that your Petrs.
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Daniel Smith
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and
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James Edwards
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are charged for more than the full
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Value of their Lands and Tenements, which they respectively have
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or Occupy in the said Parish; That several other Inhabts. of the said
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parish are charged in the said Rate for sevll Sums of money much
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less than the reall and Known Value of the Lands and Houses which
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they respectively have or Occupy in the said parish: That the said
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Rate (in General) is very Irregular, Partiall, Unjust and unequall
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And that yor. Petrs. (as well as many other of the Inhabts. of the
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said Parish) finding themselves very much aggrieved by the said
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Rate or Assessment (as it now Stands) doe humbly Appeal against
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the same
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And pray your Worps. would be pleased
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to Order that the Church wardens and Over
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: seers of the poor of the said Parish, with
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their respective Books or Assessments
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which have at any time or times been made
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for the said year 1733 and all other persons
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who have the Custody or Keeping of the said
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