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<p n="76">To the Right Worship Full his Majesties Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50226_geo56">Middx</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_geo56" type="placeName" value="Middx"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_geo56" type="type" value="county"></interp>
: at their Generall Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions of the Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="77">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n77-1">James Gould</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_n77-1" type="surname" value="GOULD"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_n77-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50226_occ14">Parish Clerk</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_occ14" type="occupation" value="Parish Clerk"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50226_geo57"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50226_geo58">St. John at<lb></lb>
Hackney</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_geo58" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
in the County of Middx</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_geo57" type="placeName" value="St. John atHackney in the County of Middx"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_geo57" type="type" value="county"></interp>
: aforesaid</p>
<p n="78"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That yer. Petitionr at a Cart Leet held for the Ma<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50226_geo59">Hackney</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_geo59" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
on thursday the last of this Instant April<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and chosen one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50226_occ15">Constables </rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_occ15" type="occupation" value="Constables "></interp>
of the said parish for the Ye<lb></lb>
ensueing</p>
<p n="79">That by virtue of Letters Patent under the Great Seal of England<lb></lb>
granted by the late King Charles the first the Company of Parish<lb></lb>
Clerks within the City and Suburbs of London the Liberties<lb></lb>
there of, City of Westminster, the Borough of Southward, and the<lb></lb>
Fifteen out Parishes within the Bills of Mortality (of which the<lb></lb>
said parish of Hackney is one.) were incorporated by the name of<lb></lb>
the Company of parish Clerks, and by virtue of a Clause in the<lb></lb>
said Letters patent<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
are Freed and exempted from exemt<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
bearing and under going of any parish Office or Offices what said<lb></lb>
in the parishes aforesaid or any of them, unless themselves or<lb></lb>
any of them shall desire the same or Yield him or themselves<lb></lb>
to the exemting bearing or under going there of</p>
<p n="80">Your Petitioner being at the time of such his House<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and appointment to the Office aforesaid and<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
since continuing to be a Member of the said Cou<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
incorporated as aforesaid for that reason hu<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
conceives himself to be exempted from<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the said Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50226_occ16">Constable</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_occ16" type="occupation" value="Constable"></interp>
for the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
And therefore humbly Prays that he may be<lb></lb>
discharged from sewing the sd. Office and that<lb></lb>
some other fit person man be nominated and<lb></lb>
appointed to serve in his room and Stead</p>
<p n="81">And he as in Duty bound shall Ever pray</p>
<p n="82"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50226_n82-1">James Gould</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50226_n82-1" type="surname" value="GOULD"></interp>
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</p>
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