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