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<p n="378"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50681_geo260">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit}</note>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50681_n378-1">Samuel Lessey</rs>
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of the parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50681_geo261">Saint Andrew Holborn</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50681_geo262">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50681_occ103">Builder</rs>
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maketh Oath that<lb></lb>
he is informed the Court have fined him<lb></lb>
forty shillings for not Answering his call<lb></lb>
on the Grand jury for the said County<lb></lb>
Saith that this Deponent is now repairing<lb></lb>
the Back part of a House on <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50681_geo263">Saffron Hill</rs>
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and the same being so Dangerous that the<lb></lb>
Workmen could not proceed to the repair of<lb></lb>
the same he this Deponent by reason<lb></lb>
thereof was oblidged to Attend at the said<lb></lb>
House in Order to give Directions and<lb></lb>
Assist in Putting up a Shore for the safety<lb></lb>
of the House and the Workmen repairing<lb></lb>
the same also saith that the above is the<lb></lb>
Cause of his not Attending in time therefore<lb></lb>
humbly prays the Court to take of the said<lb></lb>
Time as he is now ready to attend his Duty.</p>
<p n="379"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50681_n379-1">Sam'l Lessey</rs>
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<p n="380">Sworn in Court at<lb></lb>
Hicks Hall<lb></lb>
June 2d 1778}</p>
<p n="381">W.</p>
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