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<p n="220"> <obscured></obscured>
an shew that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15096_occ126">Esquires</rs>
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to Knights of the Bath have immemorially<lb></lb>
enjoyed such Exemption and shew Instances in which such Claim<lb></lb>
was allowed I have never heard of any such and conceive that it is<lb></lb>
no better founded than many other such Claims such as Captains of<lb></lb>
the Guards Etc which have never been allowed</p>
<p n="221">J. Glynn</p>
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In this Year one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n222-1">David Jenkinson</rs>
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was tried at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo228">Guildhall</rs>
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upon an Indictment for not taking upon him the Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15096_occ127">Constable</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo229">Farringdon</rs>
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Ward without which he refused to do conceiving himself<lb></lb>
exempt therefrom by reason of his being a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15096_occ128">Chelsea Pensioner</rs>
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but the Deft.<lb></lb>
not being able to shew by Evidence that the Right now claimed had<lb></lb>
ever been allowed the Recorder decided against such Claim and the Deft.<lb></lb>
was convicted.</p>
<p n="223">In many Instances Persons disabled from serving the Office<lb></lb>
of Constable Etc. are obliged to hire others in their stead for in 1st: Sid<lb></lb>
335. a Custom for all the Inhabitants to serve by turns according to<lb></lb>
their Houses was held a good Custom tho' it might happen to be a<lb></lb>
Woman and She must in that Case hire one to execute the Office<lb></lb>
for her Vide 1 Leving 233. Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15096_n223-1">Walter Vane</rs>
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's Case.</p>
<p n="224">By the toleration Act Dissenters tho' in regard to their Scruples<lb></lb>
they are exempted from holding parochial and other Officers yet are still<lb></lb>
eligible and are therefore enabled to hire Deputies.</p>
<p n="225"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo230">Alehouse</rs>
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Keepers in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15096_geo231">City of London</rs>
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are by reason of<lb></lb>
their Profession deemed improper Persons to execute the Office of a<lb></lb>
Constable and yet are elected and obliged to hire others in their stead</p>
<p n="226"> <del>Upon an attentive perusal of the Charter and Acts of Parliamt:<lb></lb>
recited in the Case the following Statements and Observations thereon<lb></lb>
seem very material to be attended to and in my Opinion decisive of<lb></lb>
this Question</del>
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<p n="227"> <del>Edward the fourth by his Charter of this Date granted to<lb></lb>
the Master or Rules & Community of Barbers that they nor their Successors</del>
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