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<p n="2377">December 1782</p>
<p n="2378">and approbation by a Faithful diligent and constant attentions<lb></lb>
and application to the Duties of the Office.</p>
<p n="2379">That Your Petitioners Father died in very modera<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
circumstances and left a Widow Your Petitiioners Mother unprovided<lb></lb>
for and if your Workship should be pleased to confer this Office on<lb></lb>
your Petitioner it will enable him to afford his mother who now<lb></lb>
lives with him some assistance which he would be gratified in<lb></lb>
doing to the almost of his power and ability:</p>
<p n="2380">Your Petitioner will be enabled to produce very<lb></lb>
respective Testimonies as to his Character and Integrity and<lb></lb>
doubts not but he shall have it in his power to give your<lb></lb>
Workships full satisfaction on these Heads.</p>
<p n="2381">Your Petitioner therefore most<lb></lb>
humbly begs leave to sollicit the favour of<lb></lb>
year suffrages on this occasion</p>
<p n="2382">And Your Petitioner as in duty bound shall<lb></lb>
ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="2383"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2383-1">Joseph Stocken</rs>
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:</p>
<p n="2384">Here Follows the Certificate above referred to.</p>
<p n="2385">To the Workshipful His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ986">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1978">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1979">City and Liberty of<lb></lb>
Westminster</rs>
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</p>
<p n="2386">We the undersigned being <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ987">Salesmen</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1980">St James's Haymarket</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_geo1980" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
do Certify. That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2386-1">Joseph Stocken</rs>
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, the present Book keeper of the sale<lb></lb>
Market is profectly acquainted with the Business of the said<lb></lb>
Market is steady, sober, and always attentive to his Duty and<lb></lb>
has during the time he has executed the Office of Deputy to his<lb></lb>
late father given general satisfaction; and we hope and wish he may<lb></lb>
meet your approbation and be elected Book Keeper and continue to<lb></lb>
execute the said Office. Dated this 23d. day of November 1782</p>
<p n="2387"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2387-1">John Westmore</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2387-2">William How</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n2387-2" type="surname" value="How"></interp>
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.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2387-3">Thos. Woodbridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2387-4">Jos. Brown</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2387-5">Thomas Sharp</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="2388"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2388-1">William Burrews</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2388-2">Thos. Bowler</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2388-3">James Bowler</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2388-4">John Read</rs>
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<p n="2389"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2389-1">Wm. Withers</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2389-2">Richd. Maddy</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2389-3">Robt. Harding</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n2389-4">Henry Kidney</rs>
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.</p>
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