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To the Right Worshipfull his Majesties
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Justices of the Peace
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Sessions
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The Humble Petition & appeal of
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Richard Smith
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of the
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Hamlet of
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Hampton Wick
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Sheweth
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That Petitioner with
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Edward Loton
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served the Office of
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Overseers of the poor
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for the said Hamlet for the Year 1736.
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That on Easter Monday last when new Overseers were
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Elected petitioner Delivered his accounts to the parishioners
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then present who Examined the Vouchers and Signed & allowed
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the account which was Entred in a publick Book kept for that
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purpose upon which account there was a Ballance due to the
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parish of five pounds and fifteen Shillings or thereabouts
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That your Petition not having an Opportunity of getting
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his accounts Audited by two Justices and no Succeeding Overseers
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being Confirmed your Petitioner Continued to pay the poor as
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before and paid the said Ballance which remain'd in his hands
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an Account of which your Pertr. is ready and Willing to produce
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That on or about the 18th. day of July last your Petr
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was Summoned to appear before St.
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Thomas Recprell
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Bars. and
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William Harvest
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Esqr. two of his Majesties
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for this County to make up and finish his Account which he
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did & the said Justices did then Adjudge the Sume of £4..7s..11d or
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thereabouts to be remaining in your Petrs. hands (tho' yor. Petr.
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had long before paid all the money in his hands) and by Order
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under their hands and seals have Directed Yor. Petr. to pay the
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said Sume to
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the present Overseer
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Yor. Petitioner thinks himself aggreved
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the said Judgment and Order and appeals to the
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Court against the Same & humbly prays
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such releif therein as to your Worshipps
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shall seem meet
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And yor. Petitioner Shall ever pray Etc. a
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