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<p n="249">Breaks pears 18th<lb></lb>
June 1753</p>
<p n="250">Sir</p>
<p n="251">I was Yesterday favoured with yours, in answer to which<lb></lb>
I am certain the officers of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50419_geo137">Ruislip</rs>
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would at the Least request I<lb></lb>
should make, be ready to comply with the prosecution of Wright<lb></lb>
the Coroner, but it is a thing I do not much care to ask, well Knowing<lb></lb>
the parish to be so miserably poor allready I am sure they have<lb></lb>
nothing to Support a Law suit; and in my opinion as the<lb></lb>
Coroner is a County officer; and as he has been Guilty of most<lb></lb>
Epedious impositions upon the County; he should be prosecuted at the<lb></lb>
Countys Expence which if the Gentlemen in Sessions think<lb></lb>
fit to Carry on; I that Live upon the Spot will take Care they shall<lb></lb>
not want sufficient Evidence to find him Guilty of such<lb></lb>
impositions on the poor that he by the Court must be turned<lb></lb>
out of his office and if the Gentlemen in Sessions please to<lb></lb>
give me an order to Carry on the prosecution against him<lb></lb>
I will immediately wait on my Neighbour Mr Masterman a<lb></lb>
man will Known in the Court of Kings bench and give him<lb></lb>
directions to pursue the affairs, and further if the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50419_occ81">Gentleman</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
Sessions would have me wait on them, and have any more questions<lb></lb>
to Ask me relative to this Matter I will readily do my self the pleasure<lb></lb>
was every mile a hundred; for no man Loves to bring a publick<lb></lb>
gobber to punishment more then Sir</p>
<p n="252">Your most obedient and Humble Servant.</p>
<p n="253"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50419_n253-1">Wm: Ashby</rs>
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