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<p n="132">for one whole year then next ensuing & untill Etc for preserving the Peace Etc And that Deft on sd. 22d. Decr. Etc<lb></lb>
had notice thereof & was required to appear before the Mayor & Aldermen at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo219">Guildhall</rs>
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on the Monday next<lb></lb>
after Epiphany to take his Oath Etc & to execute his Office Nevertheless Defendant not regarding Etc<lb></lb>
altho often requested hath hitherto refused & still refuses to take sd. Oath or execute sd. Office In Contempt<lb></lb>
Etc To the bad Example Etc and agt: the Peace Etc</p>
<p n="133"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Plea</note>
To which Indictment Deft has pleaded Not Guilty and given Notice to Try his Traverse this Sessions</p>
<p n="134"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Case</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin">NB there are & parishes<lb></lb>
in this Ward</note>
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This Prosecution is in order to try What hardly soon as to be Question vizt. Whether ye<del>Warder</del>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo220">Parish of St Botolph</rs>
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Bps Gate<del>are</del>
intituled<lb></lb>
to the fine or Commutation for Ward Offices in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo221">Ward of Bpgate</rs>
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The Deft is a Housekeeper in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo222">St. Botolph Bishopsgate</rs>
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<del>which is Co-extensive with the Ward</del>
which is we extensive with yt parish ye Ward called Bps Gate within And on ye 22 of<lb></lb>
Decr. 1740 was at a Wardmote duely elected Constable for the Precinct of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo223">St. Botolph without Bishopsgate</rs>
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in ye sd. Ward as sett out<lb></lb>
in the Indictment</p>
<p n="135">As soon as ye. Election was over Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n135-1">Thomas Emmerton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ78">Upper Church Warden</rs>
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of ye sd. Parish told the Alderman in an<lb></lb>
insulting Manner that the Ward could not hold Deft to Serve for he had fined to him that he had got the Money in his<lb></lb>
Pockett & would not part with it</p>
<p n="136">The Alderman not looking upon this Payment as a legal Excuse order'd Notice to be given to Deft of his Election<lb></lb>
which was accordingly done</p>
<p n="137">But Deft not appearing to take upon him the Office at the Usual time he was Summoned to attend the Court of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15053_occ79">Aldren</rs>
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To Show why he did not</p>
<p n="138">Deft not being able to attend in person Mr. Scott his Attorney & the Parish Officers attended for him & proved the Paymt.<lb></lb>
of the fine to Mr. Emmerton & then produced several Old Church Wardens Accots. out of wch. they read several Entries to prove<lb></lb>
that the Ward fines had for above 100 Years past been paid to the Church Wardens of St Botolph & that the sd. Church Wardens had in<lb></lb>
some Instances issued Money for the Expences of the Courts of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo224">Warmote</rs>
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And this they insisted was Evidence of a Custom<lb></lb>
that the Ward fines belonged to ye <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15053_geo225">Parish of St Botolph</rs>
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And therefore Deft was legally exempted from serving the Office to which he<lb></lb>
had been elected at ye Warmote.</p>
<p n="139">But the Court of Aldren not being Satisfied with the Validity of such pretended Custom were pleased to direct this<lb></lb>
Indictment to be preferred in order to try the Right And Deft is supported in his Defence by Sevl. Gentl of the Parish<lb></lb>
out of more opposition to ye Aldran & Comon Council of ye Ward thereby in some degree insinuating that they are not as<lb></lb>
fit to be trusted with the Money as the Parish Officers.</p>
<p n="140">The Defts Attorney has Spad the Prsent Church Warden of St Botolphs parish Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n140-1">Wm. Hookham</rs>
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& given him Notice to produce ye following<lb></lb>
Book Vizt.</p>
<p n="141">The Two large Books of Churchwarden's Accounts<lb></lb>
The Three Registers or Vestry Books<lb></lb>
The Books of Accounts as Churchwardens of</p>
<p n="142"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n142-1">John James</rs>
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1683,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n142-2">Robert Roberts</rs>
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1686,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n142-3">Abraham Garnage</rs>
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1691,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n142-4">Joseph Huntman</rs>
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1696,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n142-5">Richard Turner</rs>
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1700,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n142-6">Mathew Betts</rs>
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1704,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15053_n142-7">John Beale</rs>
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1712,</p>
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