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To the Right Worshipfull his Majesties Justices of the peace for the County
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of Middlx in their Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace Assembled
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The humble petition and Appeal of
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Richard
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Exall
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of the parish of
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in the said County of Middlx
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Sheweth
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That your Petr. on Easter Monday last by a Warrant under the
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hands and Seals of
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John Fuller
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William Cotesworth
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Esquires
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two of
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his Majesties
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Justices of the peace
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for the said County of
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Middlx
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(Quor nunc)
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was nominated and confirmed one of the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish
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of
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St James Clerkenwell
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for the present Year 1726.
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Your Petr. is very well informed there are divers Inhabitants in
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the said parish who of right ought to serve as an Overseer of the Poor
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in the said Parish before your Petr. they having some years ago
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served the usually Offices which are frequently served before their
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being nominated Overseers and your Petr. being infirm in his Limbs
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and only his own hand labour to maintain his family, and having
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but lately served the Office of Scavenger in the said Parish thinks
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himself much agrieved and humbly appeals against the said
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Warrant of the said Justices.
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Therefore your Petr. most humbly Prays this
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Court will be Pleased to make such Order
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herein for the releif of your Petr. asto this
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Court shall seem meet
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And your Petr. as in Duty bound
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shall ever pray Etc
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Rich: Exall
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