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To your Worshipps his Majestys
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Justices of
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The humble Petition of
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioner having Served the Office of
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a Constable in the said
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for about
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one whole year and three Quarter is very desirous
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to be put onto of The same, and there being no Court
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in Several Years, hath no Opportunity of Getting
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Out of his said Constableship there
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Therefore most humbly prays your Worshipps would be
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Pleased to put him Out of his said
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and in
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his Room he doth Nominate and Appoint
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Robert Smith
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or
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Thomas Child
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the Younger
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And he shall ever pray, an so forth
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The Mark of
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Topping
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Petitioner
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October 6th 1733
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Approved by
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P Reynell
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G Andrewes
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