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<p n="239">To the Right Worspp his Matys Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the County of Middx</p>
<p n="240">The humble Petition and Appeal of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50152_n240-1">William James</rs>
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of the Liberty of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50152_geo102"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50152_geo103">Saffron Hill Hatton Garden and<lb></lb>
Ely Rents</rs>
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within the Parish of St.<lb></lb>
Andrews Holbourne</rs>
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in the sd County.</p>
<p n="241"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That at Easter last Your Petitioner was by the Inhabitants.<lb></lb>
of the said Liberty Elected and Chosen to Serve the Office<lb></lb>
of Overseers of the Poore for the Year Ensuing</p>
<p n="242">That your Petitioner is a very Poor Man And in Mean<lb></lb>
Circumstances whereby he is Rendred altogeather uncapable<lb></lb>
of Executing the said Office And forasmuch as there are<lb></lb>
Severall Inhabitants in the said Liberty of Farr better<lb></lb>
Ability then your Petitioner and better Quallifyed to Execute<lb></lb>
the Said Office Wherefore your Petitioner humbly Conceives<lb></lb>
himselfe aggrieved</p>
<p n="243">Your Petitr. therefore humbly Prays<lb></lb>
he may be Discharged from Serving<lb></lb>
the said Office And of Some other<lb></lb>
proper person may be Chosen in<lb></lb>
his Roome As to this Court shall<lb></lb>
be thought Meete.</p>
<p n="244">And yor. Petr shall Ever pray Etc.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50152_n244-1">Wm. James</rs>
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.</p>
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