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April 1789
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Resolved that this Court upon the Recommendation of the said
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Committee do agree with the said
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Walter Hattam
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and William and
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Francis Kinman
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for
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performing the
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Smiths
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Work and with the said
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William Hopcraft
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for the masow
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Work upon the terms and at the Prices contained in their Reposals above stated who
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being called in and agreeing thereto.
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Resolved that proper Contracts be prepared for the purpose and be
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entered into with them accordingly.
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By Adjournment same day.
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The Death of
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George Elliot
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the
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High Constable
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the Tower
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division being
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signified to the Court by the
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Clerk of the Peace
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and the following Petitions of
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William Tovey
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William Wright
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praying to be appointed Hight Constable in the
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stead of the said
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George Elliot
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deceased being laid before the Court and read in
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the following Words Vizt.
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"To His Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County for
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Middlesex
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in their
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"General Quarter Session of the Peace assembled.
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"The Petition of
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William Tovey
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of
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upper moor fields
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"in the
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Spring maker.
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"Humbly Sheweth
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That by the death of Mr
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George Elliot
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there is a Vacancy in the
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"Office of
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High Constable
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for
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the Tower
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division in the said County and that your
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"Petitioner has been advised to apply to Tour Workships to be appointed High
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"Constable in his Room.
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"That Your Petitioner has been an Inhabitant and Householder in
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"Upper
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St. Leonard Shoreditch
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upwards of Twenty Years, hath served
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"the Office of Headborough many Years ago, has been four times on the Grand
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"Inquest and is now one of the Constables of the said Parish and late one of the
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"Collectors of the Parish Rates and is now one of the Tuestees of the said Parish
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"and a Citizen and Liveryman of the Pewterers Company.
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That Your Petitioner flatters himself the abovementioned
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"Approbation and be elected to the said Office he will endeavour by a faithful
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"and humane execution of it to merit the Confidence reposed in him.
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