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<p n="386"> <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50576_occ69">Constables</rs>
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& <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50576_occ70">Headboroughs</rs>
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for the whole parish is but small.</p>
<p n="387">Sixthly, & Lastly, To all the above Reasons we presume<lb></lb>
to add That the Statute of Winchester on which this Extraordinary<lb></lb>
measures is pretented to be founded, is entirely foreign to the purpose.<lb></lb>
That obsolate Statute which is almost five hundred Years Old, relates<lb></lb>
only to Walled Towns, and appoints Watchman only to keep Guard<lb></lb>
at the Gates during the rights of the Summer Seasons. Besides there<lb></lb>
being no Penalties Annexed, the Refractory who refused to contri-<lb></lb>
bute, could not be compelled & those who complied would be the<lb></lb>
more Severely Taxed. In short this Statute on which so unjust<lb></lb>
so Arbitrary a measure is built, has in many tried cases been set aside,<lb></lb>
and found not to be Obligatory, for all which Reasons, we hope Your<lb></lb>
Worships will suspend issuing out any Precept till the sense of<lb></lb>
the parish can be taken in afair & regulat Manner, as we have<lb></lb>
reason to think that three fourthe of the Inhabitants are at<lb></lb>
present against the said measure or if you Worships think<lb></lb>
proper to issue out any such precept that you would as is Usual<lb></lb>
in Acts of Parliament in the like Cases, Carefully ascertain the<lb></lb>
rate in the pound & not impower any Vestry to exceed that<lb></lb>
Rate. And Your Petitioners as in Duty bound will ever<lb></lb>
pray</p>
<p n="388">Signed at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50576_geo224">Islington</rs>
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by the<lb></lb>
Under named parishioners this<lb></lb>
19th. day of October 1767}</p>
<p n="389"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50576_n389-1">John Shield</rs>
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J. Barker.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50576_n389-6">Willm. Porvel</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50576_n389-3">Thomas hirley</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50576_n389-4">Edward Hopkins</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50576_n389-5">Saml Bolton</rs>
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