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on the said 25th. Day of December in the 25th. Year aforesaid in the Court<lb></lb>
Wardmote aforesaid then held for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo188">Ward of Bishopsgate</rs>
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within<lb></lb>
the said Ward to wit at Leather Sellers Hall situate in the Parish of St.<lb></lb>
Nelen in the same Ward before the aforesaid <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n168-1">Richard Clark</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15096_occ87">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15096_occ88">Lord Mayor</rs>
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of the said City in the absence of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n168-3">James Townsend</rs>
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then and now one of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15096_occ89">Aldermen</rs>
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of the said City and then and yet Alderman of the said Ward<lb></lb>
was lawfully and in due manner by the men inhabiting and resiant paying<lb></lb>
Scott and bearing Lott within the Ward aforesaid according to the Custom of<lb></lb>
the<del>said City</del>
same Ward and court aforesaid for and during all the Time<lb></lb>
above mentioned used duly elected One of the Constables in and for the said<lb></lb>
Ward for one whole year then next ensuing and until another Person<lb></lb>
should be elected into the said office for the preserving the Peace of our<lb></lb>
said Sovereign Lord the King and for the apprehending of Rogues Vagabonds<lb></lb>
and other suspicious Persons within the Ward aforesaid for the Public<lb></lb>
Good And that the said Deft afterwards to wit on the same 21st. Day<lb></lb>
of December in the Year aforesaid at the said Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo189">St. Martin Outwich</rs>
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in the Ward aforesaid had Notice thereof and then & there were fully<lb></lb>
required to appear (among others) in the said Court held before the<lb></lb>
Mayor and Aldermen of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo190">City of London</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo191">Guildhall</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
same City on Monday next after the Feast of the Epiphany then next<lb></lb>
following and now last past there to take his corporal Oath for the<lb></lb>
due Execution of the said office and to execute the said office Nevertheless<lb></lb>
the said Deft little regarding his said Duty in this Behalf but intending<lb></lb>
and endeavouring totally to neglect and omit the<obscured></obscured>
Execution of<lb></lb>
his said Office after his said Election to the said Office to wit on<lb></lb>
the said<del>office</del>
Monday next after the Epiphany and continually afterwds<lb></lb>
until the Day of the Taking of this Inquisition altho' often requested to wit<lb></lb>
at the Parish and Ward aforesaid hath altogether voluntarily obstinately<lb></lb>
and contemptuously refused and denied and yet doth refuse and deny<lb></lb>
to take his said Oath for the due Execution of his said Office or to<lb></lb>
executed his sd. Office in any manner contrary to his sd. Duty In manifest</p>
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