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<p n="171"> <lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65354_geo159">Middx</rs>
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<lb></lb>
&<lb></lb>
Westmr.} SS</note>
<lb></lb>
To His Majesty's Justices of the Peace assembled in their General<lb></lb>
Quarter Session of the Peace held for the Liberty of Westmr.<lb></lb>
aforesaid. </p>
<p n="172"> Memorandum That on the 22d Day of August 1719<lb></lb>
last, <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65354_n172-1">Mary Wright</rs>
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was brought<lb></lb>
before me one of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65354_occ80">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65354_geo160">County & Liberty</rs>
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aforesaid, and charged upon the Oath of <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65354_n172-3">Mary Sheppard</rs>
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for Profanely Swearing and Cursing <lb></lb>
six times on the 21st Day of August<lb></lb>
last, and was thereof Convicted upon the Oath of Mary<lb></lb>
Sheppard aforesaid, and Tissued my warrant to all Constable,<lb></lb>
& other <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65354_n172-4">his Majesty</rs>
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's Officers Wm it might concern in the Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65354_geo161">St Margaret Westminster</rs>
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where the sd. Offence was committed<lb></lb>
thereby commanding them to demand of the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65354_n172-5">Mary Wright</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
Sum of twelve Shillings for ye use of the Poor of their said parish<lb></lb>
& if he should refuse to pay the said Sum that then they should<lb></lb>
presently levy the same by distress of his good for at use aforesd<lb></lb>
& in default distress to set him publickly in the Stocks by ye<lb></lb>
space of two whole hours<lb></lb>
pursuant to the Act in that Case made and provided. All which I do<lb></lb>
hereby Certify, according to the Directions of the Said Act. Given un-<lb></lb>
der my Hand this 22th Day of August Annoq; Dom. 17 19</p>
<p n="173">J Butler</p>
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