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 eng Church of England -- History -- Early works to 1800. Wapping (London, England) -- Church history -- 17th century. Whitechapel (London, England) -- Church history -- 17th century. eebo The answer of Wapping to the reply of White-Chappel n/a 1694 2 1019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2014-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-04 Sampled and proofread 2014-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

Wapping's Answer TO White-Chappel

THE Answer of Wapping TO THE Reply of White-Chappel .

THE Reply of White-Chappel would endeavour to confute our just Allegations , but being Objects of so much pity both in our Church and Lay State , We hope this our most true and modest Answer will be accepted .

1. They assert that about 12 years ago Wapping had almost as many houses as White-Chappel and say it s believed that now we are above a third part , &c. 't was warily express'd Houses not Persons ; knowing that most of our Houses are very small and inhabited by poor Seamen , &c. therefore ( tho many ) have but few persons in them . But since that time , several Hundreds of new , large , and beautiful houses have been erected in the Upper Hamlet ; many of which are of 30 or 40 l. per Annum , and contain great and rich Families : so that it 's believed by many of their own Hamlet , that we are not a Fifth part .

2. They say their accidental poor is much greater than formerly , &c. All persons are sensible what a severe year this hath been to the poor , thro want of imployment and scarcity of food , no wonder therefore if this year they have found an increase . But Wapping which under 20 years ago paid no Overcess for accidental poor , hath for several years last past , been constrain'd to raise above 200 l. per Annum Overcess , so that by their way of Computation , if they are 8 times , we are 200 times poorer than formerly .

3. As to the Repairs of the Church , we hope 't is so unreasonable , that it needs no Answer .

4. As to the High-ways , we answer in general ,

That time out of mind we never paid but 6 l. per Annum towards the High-ways , which continued till about the year 1679 , till which time we had Surveyors of our own , and having by that time pav'd our own High-ways , which were formerly gravell'd ( which in our own Hamlet , not in another Parish ( as they falsly affirm ) cost so much money ) They took the advantage of breaking the Old Contract , and have since most grievously burthen'd us by extravagant Expences and unjust Collections ; having in one year collected in our Hamlet 17 l. more than they brought to Account .

Church-lane ( which they insist on ) is no High-way but only a Back-lane .

White-Chappel hath great advantages in point of Trade , by the Road , which they pretend is so very chargeable ; having in particular a Hay Market in their Street thrice a Week , and from every Hay Cart they receive 2 d . for their Scavengers and 2 d . to each House before which they stand : But no benefit accrues to Wapping by the Road , they being above a Mile distant from it .

* The Scavengers have formerly let their Profits for 25 l. per Annum to one Walker .

Why the last years Charge was greater than formerly ( abating their exorbitant Expences , will be set forth by our Witnesses , and likewise why we chose Collectors of our own ; but it 's very wonderful that the same Road which according to their Ratiocination ) but 14 years ago , cost but 18 l. per Annum , should now cost above 200 l. per Annum .

As to St. Anns and St. James , they had no High-ways of their own , or some other great reason continued their Contributions ; on the other side Shadwell a neighbouring Parish , in the year 1670 was made distinct from Stepney , without being burthen'd with Contributions to the High-ways of Stepney .

5. Touching the Outlets of the Common Sewers , The sum of their Answer is , That we dwell in drained ground , which was formerly under water , which did then receive the water of the Upland ; therefore it ought to do so still without any consideration . We reply by asking them What help did the Upland High ways receive from this ground when under water ? Let us contribute no more now , than the ground did before drained , and the dispute is ended : And we hope it will appear not very reasonable that the Upland should receive all the advantages , but bear nothing of the Burthen of the lower ground : And when an industrious people have made dry land of a Marsh , and are at the yearly expence of vast Sums to keep up their Fences against the Water , and when notwithstanding all their care , they often sustain great damages by the Water , they hope the Mercy and Goodness of our Legislators will consider and commiserate their Condition .

6. As to the Charities , we deny their great untruth that we have more than they , or benefit from the River : And let them but produce the Donations , if we are excluded in any particular , we desire not a part ; but those that are given to the Parish in generall , without my restriction , we must claim to ; which have been demanded particularly by Philip D'Assigny late Chappel-warden , but shiftingly refused ; and have been ever since wrongfully detain'd by the Upper Hamlet ; Which will be more than an equivalent to their High-ways .

We therefore pray this Honourable House to weigh our Condition , and since we are reduced to this Extremity , that we must let our Chappel fall , and the Publick Offices of Religion perish , if we are continued in the same State we are . We therefore hope we shall find relief , in being made Parochial .