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To the Worshipful his Majesties
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in their General Quarter Session of the peace Assembled
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The humble petition of Samuel Attersol
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Keeper of the House of Correction at Tothil
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That your Petitioner was at the General Quarter Session
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of the peace held for the
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on the Seventh
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day of October 1741 chosen and Appointed by your Worships Master
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or Governor of the
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That a Salary of Fifty pounds P Ann was Constantly
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received from the Several parishes within the said City and
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your petitioners predecessors until the Statute, made
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in the Twelfth year of the Reign of his present Majesty Intituled
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An Act for the more easy assessing collecting and Levying of County
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Rates Whereby it is Enacted that the Justices of the peace for
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the said City and Liberty shall have full power to appoint the
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or Master of the
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within the said
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City & Liberty who shall have the sum of money yearly as had
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been accustomed for & towards the Support & maintenance
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of the prisoners in his Custody Etc not exceeding Fifty pounds
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by the Year & directs The Treasurer or Treasurers of the County
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of
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to Obey all Orders which shall be made by the
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for the said Liberty
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the greater part of them
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of any Sum or Sums of Money for the Allowance Allotted to
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That there is due to your petitioner Twenty five pounds
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for half a Years Salary from Lady day last past to Michaelmas
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day last past
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Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays your
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Worships to order Mr.
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of the County of Middx to pay your petition
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the said Sum of Twenty five pounds
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And your petitioner shall ever pray Etc
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