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<p n="977"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">January 1778</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n977-1">Robert Elliot</rs>
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These are in his Majesty's Name to command you and every of you<lb></lb>
upon sight hereof to take and being before me or some other of his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ420">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said City and Liberty the Body of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n977-2">Catharine<lb></lb>
Sheppard</rs>
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of whom you shall have Notice to answer to all such matters<lb></lb>
and things as on his Majesty's behalf are on Oath objected against her<lb></lb>
by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n977-3">Martha Cary</rs>
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for assaulting and striking her agst the peace Etc Hereof<lb></lb>
fail not at your Peril Given under my Hand and Seal this 24th day of<lb></lb>
September in the year of our Lord 1777.</p>
<p n="978">It appeared to your Committee by an indorsement on the back of the<lb></lb>
said Warrant in the hand writing of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n978-1">John Barnfather</rs>
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one of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ422">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo919">County of Middlesex</rs>
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that the parties had<lb></lb>
been brought before him that the Warrant was discharged by the Consent<lb></lb>
of the parties and that the Offence was not committed within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo920">City<lb></lb>
and Liberty's of Westminster</rs>
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Your Committee are of opinion therefore<lb></lb>
that the Said Warrant is illegal</p>
<p n="979">The following Warrant under the Hand and Seal of the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n979-1">Robert Elliot</rs>
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being laid before the Committee Vizt</p>
<p n="980"> <hi rend="brace"> <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo921">Middlesex</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo922">City and Liberty<lb></lb>
of Westminster</rs>
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<hi rend="braceResult"> To all Constables and other his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ423">Officers of<lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
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for the said County City and Liberty whom<lb></lb>
these may concern</hi>
</hi>
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<p n="981"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n981-1">Robert Elliot</rs>
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LS</note>
These are in his Majestys name to command you and every of<lb></lb>
you upon sight hereof to take and bring before me or some other of his<lb></lb>
Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ424">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County City and Liberty the<lb></lb>
Body of James his Sirname unknown of whom you shall have Notice<lb></lb>
to answer to all such matters and things as on his Majesty's behalf are on<lb></lb>
Oath objected against him by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n981-2">Henry Wilkinson</rs>
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for assaulting him Striking<lb></lb>
him and ill using him agst the peace Etc Hereof fail not at your Peril<lb></lb>
Given under my Hand and Seal this 28th day of January in the year<lb></lb>
of our Lord 1777</p>
<p n="982">It appeared to your Committee that the said Offence was<lb></lb>
not committed within the City and Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo923">Westminster</rs>
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Wherefore your<lb></lb>
Committee are of opinion that the said Warrant is illegal</p>
<p n="983">The following Summons under the Hand of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n983-1">Robert<lb></lb>
Elliot</rs>
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being laid before the Committee vizt</p>
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