Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n
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A53449
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The Orphans case
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Wing O468; ESTC R31050
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the_o orphan_n case_n whereas_o the_o court_n of_o alderman_n make_v a_o order_n in_o january_n 1687._o that_o all_o improvement_n of_o every_o branch_n of_o their_o revenue_n over_o and_o above_o the_o necessary_a support_n of_o their_o government_n shall_v be_v apply_v towards_o the_o payment_n of_o their_o debt_n and_o publish_v the_o same_o in_o the_o gazette_n we_o the_o distress_a orphan_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n will_v if_o possible_a propose_v for_o our_o relief_n that_o which_o may_v answer_v our_o just_a debt_n and_o not_o offend_v our_o guardian_n so_o as_o to_o make_v they_o our_o enemy_n to_o oppose_v a_o bill_n for_o our_o relief_n as_o hitherto_o they_o have_v do_v we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o streightning_n the_o government_n of_o the_o city_n that_o we_o be_v not_o only_o willing_a but_o desirous_a that_o this_o honourable_a house_n will_v allow_v they_o sufficient_a not_o only_o for_o the_o necessary_a part_n but_o likewise_o for_o the_o splendour_n of_o their_o government_n we_o find_v by_o the_o account_n bring_v into_o this_o honourable_a house_n by_o order_n of_o the_o 25_o the_o of_o november_n 1692._o the_o city_n do_v make_v the_o charge_n of_o their_o government_n to_o amount_v unto_o the_o sum_n of_o 9036_o l._n 7_o s._n or_o thereabouts_o we_o humble_o conceive_v the_o follow_a sum_n give_v in_o by_o that_o account_n be_v not_o to_o be_v pay_v out_o of_o the_o chamber_n of_o london_n workmen_n wage_n and_o material_n to_o repair_v the_o city_n public_a building_n 1500_o l._n for_o pavement_n amendment_n of_o way_n and_o shore_n belong_v to_o the_o city_n 420_o l._n because_o these_o sum_n by_o custom_n and_o usage_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n ought_v to_o be_v raise_v by_o great_a fifteen_o upon_o the_o personal_a estate_n of_o the_o citizen_n in_o the_o same_o account_n be_v charge_v for_o tax_n 1000_o l._n every_o one_o that_o receive_v aught_o to_o pay_v his_o proportion_n to_o the_o tax_n therefore_o not_o to_o be_v 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this_o honourable_a house_n at_o this_o time_n when_o public_a tax_n be_v great_a the_o orphan_n be_v so_o well_o satisfy_v in_o this_o fund_z humble_o propose_v that_o they_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v such_o releases_z for_o their_o respective_a debt_n as_o your_o great_a wisdom_n shall_v please_v to_o appoint_v appoint_v the_o not_o raise_v by_o fifteen_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o debt_n be_v so_o great_a