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<p n="62">To the Rt. Worpll. her Majts: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50701_occ16">Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
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at their Sessions at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo49">Hix's Hall</rs>
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<p n="63">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50701_n63-1">Richard Sutton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo50">Finchley</rs>
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in the County of Middx</p>
<p n="64"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petr. was on the Eight of<lb></lb>
Aprill instant 1708. at a Court field for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo51">Mannor of<lb></lb>
Finchley</rs>
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chosen <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50701_occ17">Constable</rs>
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for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo52">East End</rs>
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in the said Parish.</p>
<p n="65">That Your Petr. Served the said Office above Twenty<lb></lb>
Years agoe, in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo53">Parish of St. Dunstan in the West</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo54">London.</rs>
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<p n="66">That he is now incapable of Serving the said Office<lb></lb>
by reason of his Age, being above Sixty Eight.</p>
<p n="67">That Your Worps at a Session in this Court<lb></lb>
thought him incapable at Christmas last by reason of his<lb></lb>
Age, and Infirmity to discharge the Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50701_occ18">Surveyor of the<lb></lb>
Highwayes</rs>
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, To which he was then Chosen. and Your Petr.<lb></lb>
is now much more infirme, than he was then, Haveing<lb></lb>
been above a Fortnight Sick and weak. and under a<lb></lb>
great Indisposicon of body.</p>
<p n="68">All which did appear by Affidavitts at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50701_geo55">Westmr.</rs>
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<p n="69">Your Petr. for the Reasons aforesaid<lb></lb>
most humbly prayes this Honoble: Court<lb></lb>
to grant him a Discharge from Serving the<lb></lb>
said Office; which it is impossible for him<lb></lb>
to Execute.</p>
<p n="70">And Your Petr. as in duty<lb></lb>
bound shall ever pray Etc.</p>
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