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<p n="1131">To the Worshipful Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1131-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50634_occ326">Knight</rs>
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and the Rest of the Worshipful<lb></lb>
his Majesty's Justices in their<lb></lb>
General Quarter Session of the<lb></lb>
Peace at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50634_geo707">Hicks Hall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50634_geo708">Saint John<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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Assembled</p>
<p n="1132">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1132-1">Thomas Owen</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1132-2">John<lb></lb>
Paty</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1132-3">Joseph Morris</rs>
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<p n="1133"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioners are <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50634_occ327">Headborough</rs>
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's for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50634_geo709">Parish of Chirst Church</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50634_geo710">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and that they were Sworn into that Office the 28th. day of<lb></lb>
April last</p>
<p n="1134">That Your Petitioners received a Precept from the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50634_occ328">High Constable</rs>
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for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50634_geo711">the Tower</rs>
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Hamlet to Attend this<lb></lb>
Honourable Court On Tuesday last at Nine O Clock<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the Morning and do the Duty that Should be than<lb></lb>
Required of us</p>
<p n="1135">That your Petitioners living in one Neighbourho<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Waited for each other and did not Arrive at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50634_geo712">Hicks<lb></lb>
Hall</rs>
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till ten O'Clock when they were Informed that they<lb></lb>
were Severally Fined 40s:</p>
<p n="1136">That this being the first Time that Your Petitioners<lb></lb>
ever were Ordered for Duty in this Honourable Court<lb></lb>
or Serve the Office of Headborough which Caused<lb></lb>
Your Petitioners to be wholly Ignornant of the Duty of<lb></lb>
their Office And are very Sorry for it And Promise never<lb></lb>
to be Guilty of the like again</p>
<p n="1137"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1137-1">Thos. Owen</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1137-2">John Pats</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50634_n1137-3">Joseph Morris</rs>
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</note>
<lb></lb>
Your Petitioners therefore Humbly<lb></lb>
Prays that your Worships will be pleased<lb></lb>
to Order that the Fine may be Taken<lb></lb>
Off</p>
<p n="1138">And your Petitioners As in Duty<lb></lb>
Bound will Ever Pray Etc</p>
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