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<p n="130">To the Worshipfull his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50410_occ43">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo78">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
their General Quarter Session of the Peace<lb></lb>
now Assembled.</p>
<p n="131">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50410_n131-1">John Cousins</rs>
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</p>
<p n="132"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That on Easter Monday last Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50410_n132-1">John Townsend</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50410_n132-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
one of the<lb></lb>
Present Constables of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo79">St. Mary Islington</rs>
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gave Notice<lb></lb>
to your Petitioner who is an Inhabitant of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50410_geo80">Parish within the<lb></lb>
Preband Liberty</rs>
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thereof that he your Petitioner was designd. by<lb></lb>
the said Townsend to be put<obscured></obscured>
Nomination to succeed him<lb></lb>
in that Office for the year next Ensueing</p>
<p n="133">That your Petitioner is of the Age of Fifty Six<lb></lb>
Years very Lame Week & Infirm and not Capable of Executing<lb></lb>
the Office of Constable should he be there to Chosen being<lb></lb>
Exe<obscured></obscured>
ly think of<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="134">Mr. Townsend was Requested by Several of the<lb></lb>
Inhabitants to Nominate the said Mr. Con<obscured></obscured>
who was at<lb></lb>
that time a mear Stranger to him And had Mr. Townsend<lb></lb>
at the time he did so Nominate him known of his Infirmitys<lb></lb>
he had not have put him in Nomination</p>
<p n="135">Your Petr. therefore most humbly prays your<lb></lb>
Worships for the Reasons aforesd. that he may<lb></lb>
be Excused form Serving the said Office.</p>
<p n="136">And your Petr. shall ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="137"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50410_n137-1">John Cousins</rs>
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</p>
<p n="138">His now Nomination<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50410_n138-99">Joseph Markland</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50410_n138-1">Thos. Blunt</rs>
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