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<p n="884">To <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50781_n884-1">William Mainwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50781_occ590">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50781_occ591">Chairman</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
the rest of his Majesties Worshipful <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50781_occ592">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50781_geo2071">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="885">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50781_n885-1">James Burton</rs>
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of <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50781_geo2072"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50781_geo2073">Wardrobe Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50781_geo2074">Doctors Commons</rs>
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<p n="886">Sheweth<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioner is established in the<lb></lb>
Profession of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50781_occ593">Surveyor</rs>
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after having been regularly bred<lb></lb>
to the same, is of the Age of 24, and hath an increasing<lb></lb>
family to support: Therefore humbly craves leave of<lb></lb>
Your Worships, to be admitted a Candidate for the Office<lb></lb>
of Surveyor (under the Building Act of the 14th. Geo. 3rd.) to<lb></lb>
the district of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50781_geo2075">St. James and St John Clerkenwell</rs>
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, vacant<lb></lb>
by the decease of the late Mr: Sutton: Which Office should<lb></lb>
he be so happy as to be appointed to, Your Petitioner<lb></lb>
begs leave to assure your Worships, that he will by a<lb></lb>
faithful and constant attention to the duties thereof,<lb></lb>
endeavor to render himself worthy sheir Choise.</p>
<p n="887">And, as in duly bound, your Petitioner shall<lb></lb>
ever Pray.</p>
<p n="888"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50781_n888-1">James Burton</rs>
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<p n="889">February 1784.</p>
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