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the rest of his Majesties Worshipful
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Justices of the
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The humble Petition of
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James Burton
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Sheweth
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That Your Petitioner is established in the
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Profession of a
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Surveyor
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after having been regularly bred
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to the same, is of the Age of 24, and hath an increasing
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family to support: Therefore humbly craves leave of
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Your Worships, to be admitted a Candidate for the Office
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of Surveyor (under the Building Act of the 14th. Geo. 3rd.) to
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the district of
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St. James and St John Clerkenwell
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, vacant
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by the decease of the late Mr: Sutton: Which Office should
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he be so happy as to be appointed to, Your Petitioner
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begs leave to assure your Worships, that he will by a
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faithful and constant attention to the duties thereof,
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endeavor to render himself worthy sheir Choise.
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And, as in duly bound, your Petitioner shall
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ever Pray.
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James Burton
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February 1784.
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