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<p n="12">To the Worshipful his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65468_occ12">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo28">City & Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in their General Quarter Session of the peace Assembled</p>
<p n="13">The humble petition of Samuel Attersol<lb></lb>
Keeper of the House of Correction at Tothil<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo29">Fields</rs>
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<p n="14"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner was at the General Quarter Session<lb></lb>
of the peace held for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo30">City & Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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on the Seventh<lb></lb>
day of October 1741 chosen and Appointed by your Worships Master<lb></lb>
or Governor of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo31">House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo32">Tothill fields</rs>
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<p n="15">That a Salary of Fifty pounds P Ann was Constantly<lb></lb>
received from the Several parishes within the said City and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo33">Liberty by</rs>
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your petitioners predecessors until the Statute, made<lb></lb>
in the Twelfth year of the Reign of his present Majesty Intituled<lb></lb>
An Act for the more easy assessing collecting and Levying of County<lb></lb>
Rates Whereby it is Enacted that the Justices of the peace for<lb></lb>
the said City and Liberty shall have full power to appoint the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65468_occ13">Governor</rs>
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or Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo34">House of Correction</rs>
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within the said<lb></lb>
City & Liberty who shall have the sum of money yearly as had<lb></lb>
been accustomed for & towards the Support & maintenance<lb></lb>
of the prisoners in his Custody Etc not exceeding Fifty pounds<lb></lb>
by the Year & directs The Treasurer or Treasurers of the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo35">Middx</rs>
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to Obey all Orders which shall be made by the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65468_occ14">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said Liberty<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the greater part of them<lb></lb>
Assembled in their General Quarter Session for the Payment<lb></lb>
of any Sum or Sums of Money for the Allowance Allotted to<lb></lb>
such Governor or Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65468_geo36">House of Correction</rs>
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<p n="16">That there is due to your petitioner Twenty five pounds<lb></lb>
for half a Years Salary from Lady day last past to Michaelmas<lb></lb>
day last past</p>
<p n="17">Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays your<lb></lb>
Worships to order Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n17-1">John Higgs</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65468_occ15">Treasurer</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the County of Middx to pay your petition<lb></lb>
the said Sum of Twenty five pounds</p>
<p n="18">And your petitioner shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="19"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65468_n19-1">Samuel Attersoll</rs>
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