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<p n="376">Worshipful His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50712_occ86">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50712_geo235">Middlesex</rs>
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in their General Session of the Peace</p>
<p n="377">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50712_n377-1">Henry Bell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50712_n377-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of No. 229<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50712_geo236">High Holborn</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50712_geo237">Parish of St. Giles in the<lb></lb>
Fields</rs>
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within Holborn Division in the said<lb></lb>
County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50712_occ87">Shoemaker</rs>
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</p>
<p n="378"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner being informed of the intention<lb></lb>
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Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50712_n378-1">John Wild</rs>
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to resign the office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50712_occ88">High Constable</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
said Division and having been mary years an<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50712_occ89">Householder</rs>
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in the said Division and conceiving<lb></lb>
himself capable of executing the Duties of that offce<lb></lb>
she applied to the Magistrates residing and acting<lb></lb>
in the said Division requesting to be nominated by<lb></lb>
them as a fir Person to serve the same and has had<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
which will appear (as<lb></lb>
your Petitoner is informed) by the Minutes of a General<lb></lb>
Meeting of the said Magistrates holden on the 15th..<lb></lb>
day of May Instant in which your Petitioner is<lb></lb>
returned to the present Session for the approbation of<lb></lb>
your Worships</p>
<p n="379">That your Petitioner is ready to give the<lb></lb>
Security which he has been informed the said<lb></lb>
Magistreates have recommended to be required<lb></lb>
from the Person to be chosen into the said office</p>
<p n="380">Your Petitioner therefore most humbly<lb></lb>
Prays that your Worships will be pleased<lb></lb>
to elect him into the said office and if so<lb></lb>
fortunate us to meet with your Approbation<lb></lb>
it shall be his constant on dearsour to<lb></lb>
deserves a Continuance thereof by a faithful<lb></lb>
and diligent discharge of the Duties of the <lb></lb>
office</p>
<p n="381">And your Petitioner will ever pray etc</p>
<p n="382"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50712_n382-1">Henry Bell</rs>
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