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<p n="404">To the Right Worshipfull his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50326_occ148">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50326_geo252">County of Middlesex</rs>
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Assembled in their Generall Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions</p>
<p n="405">The Humble Petition & appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n405-1">Richard Smith</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
Hamlet of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50326_geo253">Hampton Wick</rs>
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<p n="406"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Petitioner with <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n406-1">Edward Loton</rs>
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served the Office of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50326_occ149">Overseers of the poor</rs>
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for the said Hamlet for the Year 1736.</p>
<p n="407">That on Easter Monday last when new Overseers were<lb></lb>
Elected petitioner Delivered his accounts to the parishioners<lb></lb>
then present who Examined the Vouchers and Signed & allowed<lb></lb>
the account which was Entred in a publick Book kept for that<lb></lb>
purpose upon which account there was a Ballance due to the<lb></lb>
parish of five pounds and fifteen Shillings or thereabouts</p>
<p n="408">That your Petition not having an Opportunity of getting<lb></lb>
his accounts Audited by two Justices and no Succeeding Overseers<lb></lb>
being Confirmed your Petitioner Continued to pay the poor as<lb></lb>
before and paid the said Ballance which remain'd in his hands<lb></lb>
an Account of which your Pertr. is ready and Willing to produce</p>
<p n="409">That on or about the 18th. day of July last your Petr<lb></lb>
was Summoned to appear before St. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n409-1">Thomas Recprell</rs>
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Bars. and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n409-2">William Harvest</rs>
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Esqr. two of his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50326_occ150">Justices of the peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for this County to make up and finish his Account which he<lb></lb>
did & the said Justices did then Adjudge the Sume of £4..7s..11d or<lb></lb>
thereabouts to be remaining in your Petrs. hands (tho' yor. Petr.<lb></lb>
had long before paid all the money in his hands) and by Order<lb></lb>
under their hands and seals have Directed Yor. Petr. to pay the<lb></lb>
said Sume to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n409-3">John Wornham</rs>
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the present Overseer</p>
<p n="410">Yor. Petitioner thinks himself aggreved<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the said Judgment and Order and appeals to the<lb></lb>
Court against the Same & humbly prays<lb></lb>
such releif therein as to your Worshipps<lb></lb>
shall seem meet</p>
<p n="411">And yor. Petitioner Shall ever pray Etc. a</p>
<p n="412"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50326_n412-1">Richd. Smith</rs>
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