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THE CASE OF THE Landlords , of St. George's Parish in the Burrough of Southwark in Surry .

THE said Parish is already assessed for the Year 1698 , at three Shilings in the pound upon Rents besides Stock amounting together to 1371 l. 13 s. 4 d. which was the sum laid upon the said Parish according to the Proportion in the Year 1691 , and 1692.

At a Meeting of the Commisioners , for the Hundred of Brixton and Burrough aforesaid the 28th . of March 1699.

It is Ordered by the said Commisioners , Note great part of the said Rents will be Sold at 6 and 8 year Purchase and yet must be Rated at 6 s. per pound to raise the Tax for Anno 1698. and if not prevented will be the same for 1699. that the sum of 932 l. 13 s. 4 1/2 d. more than the Rate aforesaid , shall be laid upon the said Parish to make good the Deficiency of the said Year 1698 , which ( if assessed accordingly ) will make the same Rate to amount to Six Shillings in the pound ( the Rents of the said Parish being at least one halfe abated● cheifly occasioned by the late Act of Parliament , for regulating abuses in Prisons , and pretended Priviledged Places .

In the Year 1693. the Collectors , Note also that Others of the Rents the Landlords offer to Surrender to the Ground Landlords , after having laid out considerable Sums of Mony in Building because cannot get what will pay Ground-rent and Taxes . of the then Aid Paid to the Receiver Generall , as appears by his Receip● the several sums under mentioned .

Returnd by Certificats . l. s. d. l. s. d. The 4th . Quarter in Mony 618 13 00 148 12 06 3d. Quarter in Mony 629 04 09 135 00 00 2d . Quater in Mony 619 12 06 135 00 00 1st . Quarter in Mony 621 04 09 135 00 00 2488 14 09 553 12 06 Collectors Poundage 0031 09 03 2520 04 00 Returned where no Distres could be made 0553 12 06 In all 3073 16 06.

So that the said Parish is Charged to pay in Mony for the Three Fourths of the 553 l. 12 s. 6 d. Return'd into the Exchequer in 1693. 415 l. 04 s. 04 1/2 d. which Tax if paid as above , the Consequence will be that all the People of any Substance will goe out of the said Parish ; ( as several have already ) so that the same will be Depopulated , and the Landlords undon .

The Premisses therefore considered , It is humbly hoped and submitted to this Honourable House , that in their Great Wisdom , Care may be taken to prevent the Ruine of the said Parish .

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