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<p n="13">To the Worshipfull his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65420_occ2">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65420_geo3">Westminster</rs>
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in their General Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions Assembled</p>
<p n="14">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65420_n14-1">Waller Brett</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Keeper of the House of Correction</p>
<p n="15"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Petitioner was at the General Quarter Session of the<lb></lb>
Peace held for the City and Liberty of Westmr. on the 30th. Day<lb></lb>
of June in the 11th. year of the Reigue of his present Majesty<lb></lb>
chosen & appointed by your Worshipps Master or <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65420_occ3">Governour</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the House of Correction of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65420_geo4">Tottle Fields</rs>
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with a Salary of £50<lb></lb>
P Ann which your Petitioner constantly received from the <lb></lb>
several Parishes within the said City and Liberty.</p>
<p n="16">That by the statute of the 12th. year of the Reigne of his<lb></lb>
present Matie intituled an Act for the house easy assessing<lb></lb>
Collecting and levying of County rates It is enacted That the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65420_occ4">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said City and Liberty shall have<lb></lb>
full power to appoint the Governour or Master of the House<lb></lb>
of Correction within the said City & Liberty who shall have<lb></lb>
the Sum of Money Yearly as hath been accustomed for and<lb></lb>
towards the Support and Maintenance of the Prisoners<lb></lb>
in his Custody Etc (not exceeding £50. by the Year) & direct<lb></lb>
The Treasurer or Treasurers of the County of Middx<del>and City</del>
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to obey all Orders which shall<lb></lb>
be made by the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65420_occ5">Justices of the peace</rs>
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of the said City<lb></lb>
and Liberty or the Greater part of them assembled in their<lb></lb>
General Quarter Sessions for the payment of any Sum<lb></lb>
or Sums of Money for the Allowance allotted to such<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65420_occ6">Governour</rs>
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or Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65420_geo5">House of Correction</rs>
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<p n="17">That there is Due to Yor. Petitioner £25. for half a Years<lb></lb>
Salary from Lady Day to Michas last</p>
<p n="18">Yor. Petitioner therefore most humbly<lb></lb>
prays yor. Worshipps to order Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65420_n18-1">Jno. Higgs</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Feer of the County of Middx. to pay to<lb></lb>
Yor. Petitioner the sd. Sum of £25.</p>
<p n="19">And Yor. Petitioner shall ever Pray</p>
<p n="20"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65420_n20-1">Waller Brett</rs>
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