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some time before March last when six or seven Yeares had been spent
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since the first applicacon without any prospect of Successe One Mr:
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Brownjohn came to your Petrs: and acquainted them he
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could be very Serviceable in procureing a Gratificacon for Yor: Petr: and
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the other Surgeons and Apothecary and would undertake it upon an
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Allowance of one Fourth parte of what should be obtained And yor:
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Petr: haveing almost given over the Expectacons of Succeeding in this
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Affaire were soon prevailed with to Consent thereto And the said Mr:
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Brownjohn took upon him to Sollicite this Matter and brought severall
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papers to yor Petrs: to be signed by them which he said were necessary and
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propper towards obtaining the Gratificacon desired And yor: Petr: not in the
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least suspecting or Imagining that he was about to sett up any Demand
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of a Debt as owing by the Comrs: to yor: Petr: and the other Surgeons but
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only to follow their request for a Gratuity they signed the papers he sent to
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them and were told by him that what they so signed were only such as
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were requisite in the Forms of that Office for Obtaining such Gratuity
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which the Comr: afterwards thought fitt to settle at six shillings and Eight
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pence p head and amounted to One thousand three hundred Eighty
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two pounds For her third parts thereof amounting to Nine hundred and
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Twenty pounds Thirteen shillings and four pence yor: Petr: gave
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Receipts but actually received no more then 600: Guineas the remaindr:
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being deducted by Mr: Brownjohn for Sollicitacon and Charges.
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That yor: Petr: intended as soon as the last payment was paid
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to distribute the whole among the persons concerned and although they
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were not till very lately acquainted with what yor: Petrs: have received yet
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yor: Petrs: hope that in regards severall other persons were privy thereto it
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may sufficiently take of the Suspition of a Contrary designe in case yor:
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Petrs: could be thought Guilty of entertaining any such And the Counter
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Notes given by yor: Petrs: to Indempnify against the Demands of the others
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concerned are a farther Evidence of their just Intentions herein.
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That yor: Petrs: had nothing else in their View or expectacon but
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a Gratuity and looked upon this Money to be Issued only as such And they
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disclaime all manner of Pretencons to any Debt owing by the said Comr:
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to them acknowledging that there is noe Foundacon for the same and that
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Receipts by which this Money seems to be asked and received as a Debt
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and wherein are Suggestions Impropper to have been used on
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behalfe of your Petrs: by their Intire Relyance on the managemt: of
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the said Mr: Brownjohn and not distinguishing (as they ought to
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have done) between the Demand of a Debt and the suing for a
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Gratuity And they acknowledge with great Concern that in the
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prosecucon of this Affaire they have given just Occasion for the Censure
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of this Comittee but for as much as the same hath happened rather
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through Inadvertency than Designe and for that your Petr: are ready
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to oblige themselves to pay and dispose of the Money they have receds
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in such manner as her Majesty or the
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shall please to directon
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and for that they have for many years past diligently and faithfully
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acquitted themselves in the Dutyes of their respective places
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Read 10o: Marty 1702
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Yor: Petrs: humbly pray that their Suspensions man
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be taken off and they restored to their place and the
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Good Opinion of this Worpll: Comittee
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And they as in duty bound hall may Etc
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Tho: Elton
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