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<p n="982"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50825_geo417">Middlesex</rs>
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Septr Sessn. 1787}</note>
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<p n="983">The King in<lb></lb>
agst.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50825_n983-1">John Kent</rs>
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on the Prosecution of the Inhabitants<lb></lb>
of the Hamlet of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50825_geo418">Mice End Old Town</rs>
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for a Misdemeanor & Contempt</p>
<p n="984"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50825_n984-1">Thomas White</rs>
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late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50825_occ226">Constable</rs>
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of the Hamlet of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50825_geo419">Mile End<lb></lb>
Old Town</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50825_geo420">County of Middlesex</rs>
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maketh Oath That at<lb></lb>
Easter last <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50825_n984-2">John Kent</rs>
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of the said Hamlet <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50825_occ227">Gentlemen</rs>
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was Elected and Chosen into the Office of Head borough<obscured></obscured>
the<lb></lb>
said Hamlet that being so Elected and Chosen into the<lb></lb>
said Office<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50825_n984-3">John Kent</rs>
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<obscured></obscured>
refuse to<lb></lb>
lake his Oak for Executing the said Office for<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
which Offence a Bill of Indictment was preferred and<lb></lb>
found against him in July Session last And This<lb></lb>
Deponent Further Saith that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50825_n984-4">John Kent</rs>
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hath since<lb></lb>
he was so Indicted procured and produced to the Officers<lb></lb>
of the said Hamlet a certain Writ or Deed Issuing<lb></lb>
out of His Majesty's <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50825_geo421">Court of Exchequer</rs>
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purporting to<lb></lb>
Exempt the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50825_n984-5">John Kent</rs>
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from serving the said<lb></lb>
Office and all other Parochial Officers by reason of his<lb></lb>
Employment in the Customs This Deponent further saith<lb></lb>
that he is Advised and believes that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50825_n984-6">John<lb></lb>
Kent</rs>
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is by Virtue of the said Writ and his Employment<lb></lb>
in the Customs Exempt and not liable to<lb></lb>
serve the said Office of Headborough And Lastly<lb></lb>
this Deponent saith that it is the desire of the<lb></lb>
Inhabitants of the said Hamlet at a public Tour<lb></lb>
meeting Assembled that the prosecution against<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50825_n984-7">John Kent</rs>
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for the Offence aforesaid may<lb></lb>
be Stayed.</p>
<p n="985">Sworn in Court at the Sessn. aforesaid<lb></lb>
the 17th. day of Septr. 1787}</p>
<p n="986">Hall</p>
<p n="987"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50825_n987-1">Thos. White</rs>
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