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To the Worshipfull his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50667_occ108">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50667_geo242">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
their Quarter Sessions of the peace for the said<lb></lb>
County to be holden at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50667_geo243">Hicks Hall</rs>
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the fourteenth<lb></lb>
Day of this Inst. October.</p>
<p n="311">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n311-1">Joseph Read</rs>
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one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50667_occ109">High Constables</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50667_geo244">Hundred of Gore</rs>
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in the said County.</p>
<p n="312"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth,</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioner was sworn into the<lb></lb>
office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50667_occ110">High Constable</rs>
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on or about the tenth day of October<lb></lb>
1773 and has duly served the said Office to the best of his<lb></lb>
Judgment and ability and is now near sixty four years<lb></lb>
of Age being a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50667_occ111">Farmer</rs>
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having a large Family, and your<lb></lb>
Petitioner has here under nominated four Substantial<lb></lb>
Persons to succeed him in the said office, and humbly<lb></lb>
prays to be discharged.</p>
<p n="313"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50667_geo245">Edgware</rs>
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7th: Octr. 1776.</p>
<p n="314">and your Petitioner<lb></lb>
as in duty Bound<lb></lb>
shall ever pray</p>
<p n="315"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n315-1">Joseph Read</rs>
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<p n="316"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n316-1">Philip Aldwin</rs>
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Pinner<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n316-2">John Ewer</rs>
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of the same<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n316-3">Daniel Wilshen</rs>
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of the same<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n316-4">John Wilshen</rs>
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of the same</p>
<p n="317">We his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50667_occ112">Justices of the peace</rs>
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Acting for the<lb></lb>
Hundred of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50667_geo246">Gore</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50667_geo247">County of Middlesex</rs>
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do approve of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n317-1">Daniel Wilshen</rs>
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above Mentioned as a proper Person to<lb></lb>
serve the said Office.</p>
<p n="318"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50667_geo248">Edgware</rs>
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7th: Octr. 1776.</p>
<p n="319"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n319-1">Willm. Hallett</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n319-2">John Rudge</rs>
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