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<p n="3884">April 1789</p>
<p n="3885">Resolved that this Court upon the Recommendation of the said<lb></lb>
Committee do agree with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n3885-1">Walter Hattam</rs>
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and William and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n3885-3">Francis Kinman</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
performing the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ1239">Smiths</rs>
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Work and with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n3885-4">William Hopcraft</rs>
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for the masow<lb></lb>
Work upon the terms and at the Prices contained in their Reposals above stated who<lb></lb>
being called in and agreeing thereto.</p>
<p n="3886">Resolved that proper Contracts be prepared for the purpose and be<lb></lb>
entered into with them accordingly.</p>
<p n="3887">By Adjournment same day.</p>
<p n="3888">The Death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n3888-1">George Elliot</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ1240">High Constable</rs>
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for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo2526">the Tower</rs>
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division being<lb></lb>
signified to the Court by the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ1241">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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and the following Petitions of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n3888-2">William Tovey</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n3888-3">William Wright</rs>
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praying to be appointed Hight Constable in the<lb></lb>
stead of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n3888-4">George Elliot</rs>
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deceased being laid before the Court and read in<lb></lb>
the following Words Vizt.</p>
<p n="3889">"To His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo2527">Middlesex</rs>
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in their<lb></lb>
"General Quarter Session of the Peace assembled.</p>
<p n="3890">"The Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n3890-1">William Tovey</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo2528">upper moor fields</rs>
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<lb></lb>
"in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo2529">Parish of St Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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Spring maker.</p>
<p n="3891">"Humbly Sheweth</p>
<p n="3892">That by the death of Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n3892-1">George Elliot</rs>
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there is a Vacancy in the<lb></lb>
"Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ1242">High Constable</rs>
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for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo2530">the Tower</rs>
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division in the said County and that your<lb></lb>
"Petitioner has been advised to apply to Tour Workships to be appointed High<lb></lb>
"Constable in his Room.</p>
<p n="3893">"That Your Petitioner has been an Inhabitant and Householder in<lb></lb>
"Upper <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo2531">Moorfields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo2532">St. Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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upwards of Twenty Years, hath served<lb></lb>
"the Office of Headborough many Years ago, has been four times on the Grand<lb></lb>
"Inquest and is now one of the Constables of the said Parish and late one of the<lb></lb>
"Collectors of the Parish Rates and is now one of the Tuestees of the said Parish<lb></lb>
"and a Citizen and Liveryman of the Pewterers Company.</p>
<p n="3894">That Your Petitioner flatters himself the abovementioned <lb></lb>
"Appointments will in some degree prove that he is not unworthy the Trust he new<lb></lb>
"solicits, and should he be fortunate enough to meet with your Worships<lb></lb>
"Approbation and be elected to the said Office he will endeavour by a faithful<lb></lb>
"and humane execution of it to merit the Confidence reposed in him.</p>
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