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<p n="79">To the Worpfull the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50088_occ20">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50088_geo25">Middx</rs>
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now sitting at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50088_geo26">Hickses Hall</rs>
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<p n="80"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50088_n80-1">Lawrence Tompson</rs>
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<p n="81">That Yor. Petr: was about two Yeares since chosen one-<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50088_occ21">Constables</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50088_geo27">Parish of St James Clerkenwell</rs>
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in this County<lb></lb>
& that Yor: Petr: being so chosen did Peticon Yor worps to discharge him<lb></lb>
from the secuis of the said Office of Constable he being a very poor<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50088_occ22">Taylor</rs>
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by Trade also Impotent & nigh Seventy Yeares of Age and very<lb></lb>
sickley and almost blind Whose Peticon Yor Worps: tooke into Yor:<lb></lb>
consideracon & by Yor Order of Sessions of the Twenty Nineth day of<lb></lb>
Aprill Anno Regni Gulielmi iii Angl Etc did discharge the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50088_n81-1">Lawrence<lb></lb>
Thompson</rs>
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from being <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50088_occ23">Constble</rs>
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: as by the said Order hereunto annex'd may<lb></lb>
appeare But so it is may it please Yor: Worps: that notwithstanding Yor-<lb></lb>
said Order; have now again chosen Yor Petr: to be Constable & doe threaten-<lb></lb>
to force Yor Petr: to serve Constble: this yeare wch: Yor Petr: conceives & is advise<lb></lb>
is in contempt of Yor Worps: said Order That some Malitious Person hath<lb></lb>
informed the Vestrey men that Yor Petr: hath Houses & money at Interest wch:<lb></lb>
Yor Petr: doth solemnly declare is falee & untrue:</p>
<p n="82"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">L <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50088_n82-1">Tho: Walls</rs>
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<p n="83">Your Petr: therfore humbly implores Yor Worps: to take his<lb></lb>
case into Yor tender consideracon & to confirme Yor worps:<lb></lb>
said Order by discharging him again from serving the said<lb></lb>
Office of a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50088_occ24">Constble</rs>
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: for this yeare ensuing, as being remedy less<lb></lb>
in the prmisses but by Yor: Worps: mearey & favour</p>
<p n="84">And yor Petr: as in duty bound shall ever Pray Etc</p>
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tho<obscured></obscured>
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