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To the Worshipfull his Majesty's Justices of
the Peace for the County in their General Quarter
Session Assembled this 6th day of April 1758

The Petition of Benjamin Gage< no role > one of the
High Constables of Edmonton Hundred in this County

Humbly Sheweth
That your Petitioner being by this
Court Elected one of the High Constables for the Hundred
of Edmonton in this County did an Notice thereof Take his
Oath for the Executing the same and hath According to the
best of his Cunning and Understanding faith full Executed
the sd Office for the Space of Two years & upwards which is
a longer time than many of your Petitioner's Predeussors
have Continued in that office. That your Petitioner hath
no Public Money in his Hands And the Continuing in the
sd office being very Inconvenient and Prejudicial to your
Petitioner in the Transactions of his Business. Your
Petitioner Therefore humbly desires to be discharged
from the sd Office and That one of the persons hereunder
Mentioned may be Appointed in his stead and Place. And

Your Petitioner as in duty bound
Shall Ever Pray Etc

Benjamin Gage< no role >

Richard Harvey< no role > the Younger of South Mims
Francis Sarjant< no role > of the Same
Henry Hill< no role > of Hadley

We whose Names are hereto Subscribed his Majesty's Justices of
the Peace for the sd County Residing Near the sd Parishes of South
Mims & Hadley do Recommend the above Names Richard
Harvey< no role > the younger as a Proper person to Serve the office of
High Constable for the sd Hundred of Edmonton

P. J [..]
Rich. Hassell< no role > Jun [..]