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<p n="39">To the Worshipful his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50411_occ15">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50411_geo43">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in their General Session of the Peace<lb></lb>
Assembled</p>
<p n="40">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50411_n40-1">John Taylor</rs>
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<p n="41"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner is an Inhabitant of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50411_geo44">Parish of Saint James Clerkenwell</rs>
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in this County and<lb></lb>
on Easter Monday last was Chosen <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50411_occ16">Constable</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50411_geo45">Close Liberty</rs>
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in the said Parish for one whole year then next evening</p>
<p n="42">That there is a Custom in the said Parish for<lb></lb>
every Constable so chosen to chose and Ellect a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50411_occ17">Headborough</rs>
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to serve under him in consequence of<lb></lb>
which your Petitioner chose one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50411_n42-1">Ebenezer Coker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
an Inhabitant of the said Parish to be his Headborough<lb></lb>
but the Magistrates acting for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50411_geo46">Finsbury Division</rs>
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<lb></lb>
at a Petit Sessions were pleased to discharge the said<lb></lb>
Ebenezer from acting as <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50411_occ18">Headborough</rs>
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<p n="43">That your Petitioner thereupon chose one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50411_n43-1">John Cowell</rs>
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an Inhabitant of the said Parish and a<lb></lb>
fit & able Person to be his Headborough in the Room<lb></lb>
of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50411_n43-2">Ebenezer Coker</rs>
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and gave the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50411_n43-3">John<lb></lb>
Cowel</rs>
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notice thereof that the might take the Oath of<lb></lb>
Office of Headborough but the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50411_n43-4">John Cowel</rs>
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absolutely<lb></lb>
refuses so to do insisting he is not properly chosen<lb></lb>
for that the Choice of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50411_n43-5">Ebenezer Coker</rs>
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made as<lb></lb>
aforesaid ought to stand by reason whereof the said<lb></lb>
Liberty is now & is Likely to be without a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50411_occ19">Head<lb></lb>
borough</rs>
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for the Remaining part of the Year</p>
<p n="44">Your Petr. thereof one humbly Pray your<lb></lb>
Worships to Order that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50411_n44-1">John Cowel</rs>
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<lb></lb>
may attend this Honourable to shew<lb></lb>
cause why he refuses to take upon him &<lb></lb>
to be Sworn into the said Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50411_occ20">Headborough</rs>
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</p>
<p n="45">And Your Petr. will ever Pray <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50411_n45-1">Jno Taylor</rs>
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