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<p n="304"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">October 1776.</note>
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At the General Etc</p>
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One of <lb></lb>
the High Constables of<lb></lb>
the Hundred of Gore<lb></lb>
discharged from his<lb></lb>
Office and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n305-2">Daniel Wilshen</rs>
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appointed in his stead}</note>
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Whereas at this Court <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n305-3">Joseph Read</rs>
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one of the High Constables<lb></lb>
for the Hundred of Gore hath exhibited his Petition sitting<lb></lb>
forth That he was sworn into this and Office on or about<lb></lb>
the tenth day of October 1773 and has duly served the said office<lb></lb>
to the best of his Judgment and Ability and is now near<lb></lb>
Sixty four years of Age is a former and has a large family<lb></lb>
and humbly praying to he discharged from the said<lb></lb>
Office and this Court being satisfied in the premises<del>doth</del>
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and<del>having received</del>
a <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n305-4">Daniel Wilshen</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50667_geo237">Pinner</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
the said County Gentleman being recommended<lb></lb>
to this Court by Two of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50667_occ104">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County residing and acting in the said<lb></lb>
Hundred as a fit and proper person to serve the<lb></lb>
said Office. This Court doth Hereby appoint<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n305-5">Daniel Wilshen</rs>
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to be one of the High Constables<lb></lb>
within<del>of</del>
the said Hundred of Gore in the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
place and<lb></lb>
Stead of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n305-6">Joseph Read</rs>
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and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n305-7">Daniel<lb></lb>
Wilshen</rs>
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being now her<del>on Court</del>
in his own proper<lb></lb>
person in open Court took<del>the</del>
his oath for the due execution<lb></lb>
of the said Office and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50667_n305-8">Joseph Read</rs>
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is<lb></lb>
hereby absolutely discharged from his said office.</p>
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