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To the Worshipfull Bench of his Maties
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Justices
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The humble petr. of
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Thomas Sayers
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Sheweth
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That yer. Petr. was in the Years 1732 and 1733
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Churchwarden of the parish of Saint Luke
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that yor. Petr. being a
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the
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for the said parish bought what Butchers neat
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they wanted for the
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and at the same
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time agreed for aprill & always weighed it and
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paid your petrs. Monthly for the same but when
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your petrs. Accounts of Churchwarden came to be
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Examined before a Comitty of Vestry they Struch
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of Twenty pounds on Account of said Butchers
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meat though none was Charged in his said
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Account it being bought at a price by sd. overseers
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and paid for every Month as aforesaid, That your
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petrs. has made Several Omissions & Mistakes in his
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sd. Accounts Amounting to a large Sume of money which
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was laid out and Expended by your petr. on
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Account of said parish and hath had no Allowance
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for the same,
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Therefore your petr. most humbly
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prays that he may have his
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Accounts Re Examined and that
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he may have Satisfaction made
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by the said
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for
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so much as shall Appear to be
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his Just due on Such re Examination
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and Yors. petr. shall ever prayers.
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