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<p n="904"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1784<lb></lb>
31st. May</note>
<lb></lb>
To the Worshipful His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50782_occ210">Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50782_geo587">County of Middlesex</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="905">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50782_n905-1">William Barker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50782_geo588"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50782_geo589">King Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50782_geo590">Bloomsbury</rs>
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</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50782_occ211">Hair Dresser</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="906"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth.</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner was on the 21st day of<lb></lb>
May Instant Compelled (under a Threat of being Committed)<lb></lb>
byCole Esquire Steward of the Leet, to be sworn<lb></lb>
into the office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50782_occ212">Constable</rs>
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, for the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50782_geo591">Saint<lb></lb>
Giles in the Fields</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="907">That Your Petitioner humbly conceives he<lb></lb>
had no Right to be sworn into such Office; for the<lb></lb>
Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50782_geo592">Saint Giles in the Fields</rs>
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. By reason of<lb></lb>
his being a Resident in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50782_geo593">Saint George<lb></lb>
Bloomsbury</rs>
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, And also by reason of his having<lb></lb>
in the Year 1783 Paid a Fine to the Steward of the<lb></lb>
Leet for the said Parish to be Excused serving<lb></lb>
such Office.</p>
<p n="908">Your Petitioner therefore Prays Your<lb></lb>
Worships to Grant him some Relief in the<lb></lb>
Promises; And that Your Worships<lb></lb>
will be pleased to Permit him to provide<lb></lb>
a proper person living in the said Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50782_geo594">Saint Giles in the Fields</rs>
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, to be Sworn<lb></lb>
into such Office; as a Substitute in the<lb></lb>
Room of your Petitioner:</p>
<p n="909">And Your Petitioner will<lb></lb>
Ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="910">W: Barker</p>
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