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under what they pay and throughout the whole Rate
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It appeares (as the petrs. apprehend) that great partially
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hath been used in rateing the Inhitants of the New
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parish much higher in proporcon than those of the
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old parish, Saveing in Some few instances made in.
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favour of Such of the new parish as opposed the same,
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one of whom (vizt.) Mr.
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Oswald Hoskins
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hath taken
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Upon him to act as one of the
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overseers of the poor
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and
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to Joyn in makeing of the said Rate altho he is (as the
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Petrs. are advised) disabled soe to doe as being an
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Inhabitant to this Purpose of a different parish, And
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that the Petrs. have desired a Sight & pervseall of the
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said Rate to enable them to lay before this Court
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the Particular instances of in equality therein, but the
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overseers have refused the same, Wherefore & in
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regard the sd. Rate is very unequall the petrs. prayed
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that the sd. Rate may be quashed or Vacated, and that
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this Court would be pleased to appoint a Short day for
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heareing the Sd. Matter, And that in the mean time the
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said Rate might be produced before some of his
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Maties. Justices of peace in the said parish to the end
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the Petrs. might peruse & take coppys of or extracts
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of the same, Where upon It was Ordered by this Court
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that the Churchwardens & overseers of the poor before
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menconed Should attend this Court with the Poors
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Rates aforesaid on this ninth say of July instant to
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heare & abide the Judgmt. & determinacon of this
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Court touching the said appeale, and notice of the
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said appeal was by the Sd. Order directed to be
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given to the Justices of the peace inhabiting within
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th said parish, Now upon heareing of what was
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in Sisted on by Councell for the Petrs. & also by Councell for
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the Churchwardens & overseers of the poor of the sd old
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parish of St. James Clerkenwell touching the Premisses
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It is Ordered by this Court that it be And It is hereby
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recomended & referred unto his Maties. Justices of the
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peace for this County inhabiting within Holborne
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Division in the sd. County
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lyeing neare the
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said parish or any three of them (Quorum Unns) to
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assemble & meet together at such times & places as they
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