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October 1697

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To the Worshipfull the Justices of ye peace for Count [..]

The Humble peticon of Richard Bennett< no role > Constable other inhabitants of [..]
In the Countie of Middx

Sheweth


That whereas ye Constable of Fryerne Barnett aforesd: liveth betweene John Williams< no role > & one [..]
of the East End & Henry Briggs< no role > Constable of the North End which are ye two Provisions of the
parish of Finchley [..] . Williams liveing more Southwardly & Briggs more Northroardly they
the sd: Bennett soe yt: as yr: peticoners Conceive if one of the sd: Constables convey any passes either
Vagabonds or Cripples to him the sd: Bennett hoe ought to convey ye same unto to the other of ye sd: Constables
But soe it may ti please yr: Worpps: that the sd: Williams & Briggs combineing together att all [..]
any such passes have come along ye boar & are goeing Northward Williams hath conveyed the [..]
And Briggs liveing above halfe a mile nearer Barnett (which is in the direct road) than the sd. Bennett
conveys the same back to Bennett to oblidge him to conduct the same to Shilling Barnett [..]
4 miles from his dwelling [..] little more then 3 miles Sum Briggs by much [..]
[..] in there [..]
[..] to the [..]
[..] beeing bigg to: [..] ready to bee delivered beeing [..]
ye peace in order to travell to Newcastle Upon [..] fell in late [..]
passage through ye whole parish of Finchley & although divers [..]
ye sd: Margarett Gardiner< no role > - continued & did beleeve that carrying her any farther would bee very [..]
both her & ye infant wth: which shee was in [..] labour & shee ye sd: Margarett Gardiner leapeing out of [..]
almost distracted with ye violence of her paines) was never the lesse very inhumanely & [..]
by ye sd: Briggs to goe on & carryed by him ye sd: Bennetts house where shee was immediately delivered
his barbarous usage did put her in greate danger of death & ye Child when borne appeared
[..]




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