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<p n="37">To the Rt ye Worpfull their Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50007_occ10">Justices<lb></lb>
the peace</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_occ10" type="occupation" value="Justicesthe peace"></interp>
for the County of Midds</p>
<p n="38">The humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50007_n38-1">Robt Cook</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_n38-1" type="surname" value="Cook"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_n38-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50007_occ11">one of the C<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of the poor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50007_geo9">parish of St Giles</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_geo9" type="placeName" value="parish of St Giles"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_geo9" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the year 1688</p>
<p n="39"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
The yor<obscured></obscured>
acct have been and it<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
made Justice of ye peace for the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
pet<obscured></obscured>
the balance of his acct the sum of<obscured></obscured>
monys by the<lb></lb>
reliefe of the poor of the said Parish as appears by the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
That psuant to an order of this Court your Petr hath<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to him of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50007_n39-1">Richard Sheppard</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_n39-1" type="given" value="Richard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_n39-1" type="surname" value="Sheppard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_n39-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
upper Church warden of the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the hath not sufficient in his hands of the Parish many to the your<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50007_n39-2">John Harris</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_n39-2" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_n39-2" type="surname" value="Harris"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50007_n39-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
one of the late Overseers of the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
a considerable sume of mony in his hands by him reced for the use of<lb></lb>
poor of the said Parish sufficient to pay yor petr with a great over S<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
who refuseth to pay the same to him the said Sheppard whereby to en<obscured></obscured>
the<lb></lb>
to reimburse your petr</p>
<p n="40">Your Petr humbly prays that the said Harris<lb></lb>
Sheppard may attempt yor Worpps to shew<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
they refuse to reimburse yor petr the monys<lb></lb>
due to him with his reasonable charge<lb></lb>
And yor petr as in paty bound<obscured></obscured>
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