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<p n="105">To His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50385_occ26">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50385_geo56">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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in their General Quarter Sessions Assembled.</p>
<p n="106">The humble Petition and Appeal of sevt.<lb></lb>
of the Inhabitants of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50385_geo57">Chelsea</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50385_geo58">Middx</rs>
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, whose Names are<lb></lb>
hereunto Subscribed, on behalf of Themselves<lb></lb>
and divers other Inhabitants of the said<lb></lb>
Parish.</p>
<p n="107"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth,</note>
<lb></lb>
That a Rate hath been lately made by the Church-<lb></lb>
Wardens & Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50385_geo59">Chelsea</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
upon the Inhabitants and Occupiers of Lands, Houses, & Tithes,<lb></lb>
in the same Parish for the Relief of the Poor thereof, (being<lb></lb>
the Second Rate made and Confirmd. for the year 1747) which,<lb></lb>
in part, is Unequal, and Unjust, for that Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n107-3">Claude Bennett</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
Mrs. Selden, Mrs. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n107-1">Martha Windham Ash</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n107-2">Peter Eley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50385_occ27">Esqr</rs>
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. who are Persons of Great Susbtance and Ability, are Under-<lb></lb>
Charged in the said Rate, tho' other Inhabitants of the said<lb></lb>
Parish, are Rated to the Value of their respective Holdings.</p>
<p n="108">That your Petitioners are very much Aggreived by the<lb></lb>
aforesd. Rate, and humbly Appeal to this Court against ye same.</p>
<p n="109">And pray that the said Poors Rate<lb></lb>
may be produced before this Court, at such<lb></lb>
time as the Court shall be pleased appoint,<lb></lb>
for the hearing & determining the Matter<lb></lb>
of the sd. Appeal.And that Your Peticonrs.<lb></lb>
may have such Relief therein, as to Your<lb></lb>
Worship's shall seem meet</p>
<p n="110">And Your Petitioners shall pray Etc.</p>
<p n="111">Wander Esch<lb></lb>
E North<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n111-2">John Martyn</rs>
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</p>
<p n="112"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50385_n112-1">Wm: Draycott</rs>
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