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That as the Principal Part of the Duty of the Constables
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for the said Division is the Quartering and Billetting of
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Soldiers Which Duty Your Petitioner cannot Perform
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by reason of his not having learnt to Write or Read as
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aforesaid And in Regard That your Petitioner is a very Poor
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Man and has a large Family of a Wife and Four Small
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Children to provide for And is not of Ability to provide a
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Your Petitioner therefore most
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humbly prays That your Worships Will
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be pleased to Take the premises into your
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Consideration and humbly hopes That
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Your Worships will (for the Reasons
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aforesaid) Adjudge Your Petitioner to
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be not Eligble to Serve the said Office
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And to Order him to be Discharged from
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the same Or that Your Worships
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will be pleased to Grant to Your Petitioner
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such other Relief in the premises as to
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Your Worships Shall Seem meet
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And your Petitioner shall ever pray Etc
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