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October 1721

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To the Right Worshipfull and Worshipfull His Ma [..]
Justices of the Peace Holding the General Sess [..]
the peace at Hicks's Hall for the County of [..]

The Humble Peticon of Thomas Green< no role > late High Constable of
Tower Division .

That by an Order of Sessions at Midsumer last Mr Justice D'Oyly & Mr Justice Michell & d [..]
Justices were appointed to sumon your peticoner to ansr the complaint of the churchwa [..]
overseers of the poor of White Chappell parish [..]
that in the time of his office [..]
of Richard Selman< no role > constable of said parrish fifteen poundes three shillings for the maimed soldiers & marriners & for repairing of bridges & goal & hospitalls wch it is conceived your
peticoner hath not accounted for.

Your Peticoner was high constable from the Quarter Sessions in January 1714 to
Quarter Sessions in April 1715 & in that time reced the said fifteen pounds three shi [..]
of said Selman & gave him a receipt for the same which said sume of money your
peticoner is well assured that he paid over as he ought to doe But being [..]
years since your peticoner is not so well able to make a legall proof of [..]
of the said moneys by reason tha this receipts or vouchers are either lost or misla [..]
by himself or Mr Andrew West< no role > the town clerk of White Chappell who was your
peticoners clerk in his said office.

Your peticoner therefore in regard of the premises [..]
prays your worships order that he may insp [..]
treasurers books & amounts & take copy
entryes therein relateing to your peticoner [..]
of the said moneys to the several treasurers thereof
that your peticoner may have time till the next
Generall Quarter Sessions to answer the said
complaint.




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