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<p n="115">The Jurors for our Lord the King upon their Oath present That the City<lb></lb>
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is an Ancient City and that according to the Custom of the said City from<lb></lb>
the Time whereof the Memory of Man is not to the contrary used and approved<lb></lb>
in the same at a <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo167">Court of Wardmote</rs>
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held for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo168">Ward of Bishopsgate</rs>
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London to Wit in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo169">St. Helens</rs>
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in the said Ward according to the<lb></lb>
said Custom of the said City and Court aforesaid on the 22d. day of December in<lb></lb>
the 14th. Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo170">King of Great</rs>
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Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Truth and so forth before<lb></lb>
Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n115-2">Robert Godschall</rs>
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. then and now one of the Aldermen of the said City<lb></lb>
and then and yet Alderman of the said Ward one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n115-3">John Pugett</rs>
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late of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo171">Parish of St. Botolph Bishopsgate</rs>
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in the same <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo172">Ward of Bishopsgate</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ65">merchant</rs>
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then and long before being on Inhabitant and Resiant within<lb></lb>
the same Parish and Ward<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and a fit and proper person to execute the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ66">Office of Constable</rs>
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within the same<del>said</del>
Ward was lawfully and in a due Manner<lb></lb>
and according to the Custom of the said City and said Court of Warmote then<lb></lb>
and there elected to be one of the Constable for and within the said same Ward for one<lb></lb>
Year then next ensuing by the Men inhabiting and resiant paying Scott ward<lb></lb>
bearing lott within the<del>said</del>
same Ward <del>for one Year the next ensuing by the</del>
whereof<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n115-4">John Pugett</rs>
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afterwards to wit on the said 22d. day of December in the same<lb></lb>
Year<del>last aforesaid</del>
and at divers other days and times at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo173">London</rs>
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aforesaid in the<lb></lb>
same Parish and Ward <del>last aforesaid had</del>
Notice Nevertheless the said John<lb></lb>
Pugett little regarding his Duty in this behalf but endeavouring and intending</p>
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