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In Pursuance of the Order indorsed on the Petition
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of Appeal hereunto annexed We have Examined the
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matters of complaint contained in the said Petition and
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also the rate of that part of the Parish of
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St. Leonard
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Foster Lane
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which lies in the Liberty of
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St. Martins
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Se Grand and find the same to be a pound Rate made
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on the Inhabitants of the said Parish And that the
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Petitioner
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Elizabeth Kennedy
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(as we apprehend) is not
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rated more than the true rent of her house but not
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being able to get sight of any receipts from her
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Landlord cannot be certain.
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That the house of the said Petitioner is one of the
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best houses in the said Liberty. That it does not appear
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to us that the said Petitioner has paid the Poors
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rate for several years past but has given the Overseers
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ten shillings or half a Guinea in stead of the said rate
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for the then current year when by the said rate she
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stood chargable with three pounds to the same.
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That her Children are
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Edward
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aged 20 Years and
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Married
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,
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Mary
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aged 18 years
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Alexander
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aged 16 years
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Elizabeth
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aged 12 years and
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Margaret
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aged 10 years
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which we submitt to the Judgment of this Court
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whether they may not be made to earn their own
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living.
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We have great reason to believe the Petitioner
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is poor But the said Rate being a pound rate and
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Turnover
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