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<p n="1398">To the worshipful the Chairman and<lb></lb>
others his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50915_occ297">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo786">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="1399">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1399-1">John Mackaness</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo788">County of Oxford</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50915_occ299">Overseer of the Poor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo789">parish of Garsington</rs>
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<p n="1400"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That by an Order dated the 2nd. day of may last under the<lb></lb>
hands and seals of the Recd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1400-856">Tos. Chappman</rs>
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Doctor in Divinity and<lb></lb>
the Reverend <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1400-78">Jno Cooke</rs>
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Doctor in Divinity two of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50915_occ300">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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in and for this County of Oxford upon the oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1400-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Harpin</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo790">Parish of Garsington</rs>
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aforesaid that he was poor and<lb></lb>
impotent and not able to work and that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1400-2">Thomas Harpur</rs>
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had<lb></lb>
applied to the Parishioner of the said Parish or to the Overseers of the<lb></lb>
poor of the said Parish for relief but had been refused and that your<lb></lb>
Petitions had been summoned before the said Justices to show cause<lb></lb>
why such relief should not be given but had not made any sufficient <lb></lb>
cause appear the said Justices therefore ordered the Churchwardens and<lb></lb>
Overseers of the poor of the said Parish to enter the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1400-3">Thomas Harpur</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the book or books Rope by the said parish as one of those who is<lb></lb>
to receive collection and to pay unto the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1400-4">Thomas Harpur</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
weekly sun of two shillings and six pence towards his maintenance<lb></lb>
as long as the cause for such relief continues in until they should be<lb></lb>
ordered according to law to for been the said allowance</p>
<p n="1401">That your Petitioner hath accordingly paid the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1401-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Harpur</rs>
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such weekly allowance inpursuance of the said order</p>
<p n="1402">That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1402-78">Elizabeth Coxhead</rs>
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of the Paint of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo791">Ealing</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50915_geo792">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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Widow is the daughter of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1402-1">Thomas Harpur</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1402-2">Elizabeth Coxhead</rs>
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being an Your keeper and in<obscured></obscured>
afflicant<lb></lb>
circumstances and able to afford assistance to her aged and infirm<lb></lb>
Father and to pronent his receiving relief from a being a beer then<lb></lb>
upon the said parish your Petitionor hath frequently applied to the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1402-45">Eliz: Coxhead</rs>
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to repay to your Petitioner what he hath expended<lb></lb>
and paid as Overseer aforesaid to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1402-3">Thomas Harpur</rs>
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or on his<lb></lb>
account and to provide for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1402-4">Thomas Harpur</rs>
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as she is required<lb></lb>
to do by laid but the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1402-5">Elizabeth Coxhead</rs>
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hath refused to do so</p>
<p n="1403">Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays<lb></lb>
that your Worship will be pleased to make<lb></lb>
an order<del>that</del>
for the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50915_n1403-1">Elizabeth Coxhead</rs>
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