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an shew that the
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to Knights of the Bath have immemorially
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enjoyed such Exemption and shew Instances in which such Claim
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was allowed I have never heard of any such and conceive that it is
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no better founded than many other such Claims such as Captains of
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the Guards Etc which have never been allowed
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J. Glynn
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In this Year one
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David Jenkinson
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was tried at
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upon an Indictment for not taking upon him the Office of
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in
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Farringdon
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Ward without which he refused to do conceiving himself
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exempt therefrom by reason of his being a
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but the Deft.
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not being able to shew by Evidence that the Right now claimed had
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ever been allowed the Recorder decided against such Claim and the Deft.
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was convicted.
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In many Instances Persons disabled from serving the Office
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of Constable Etc. are obliged to hire others in their stead for in 1st: Sid
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335. a Custom for all the Inhabitants to serve by turns according to
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their Houses was held a good Custom tho' it might happen to be a
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Woman and She must in that Case hire one to execute the Office
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for her Vide 1 Leving 233. Sir
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Walter Vane
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's Case.
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By the toleration Act Dissenters tho' in regard to their Scruples
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they are exempted from holding parochial and other Officers yet are still
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eligible and are therefore enabled to hire Deputies.
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Alehouse
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Keepers in the
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City of London
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are by reason of
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their Profession deemed improper Persons to execute the Office of a
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Constable and yet are elected and obliged to hire others in their stead
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Upon an attentive perusal of the Charter and Acts of Parliamt:
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recited in the Case the following Statements and Observations thereon
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seem very material to be attended to and in my Opinion decisive of
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this Question
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Edward the fourth by his Charter of this Date granted to
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the Master or Rules & Community of Barbers that they nor their Successors
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