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<p n="134">The King agt: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50489_n134-1">Peter Lord</rs>
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<p n="135">In the King's Bench</p>
<p n="136"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50489_geo86">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
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Whereas at a session of the Peace held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50489_geo87">hicks Hall</rs>
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in and for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50489_geo88">County of Middlesex</rs>
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On the 13th Day of<lb></lb>
September last Past The Jurors for our late Lord the King did<lb></lb>
present tha on Monday the 17th Day of April in 33d year of the<lb></lb>
Reign of our said Sovereign Lord the late King, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50489_n136-1">Peter Lord</rs>
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late of<obscured></obscured>
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the Hamlet of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50489_geo89">Poplar and Blackwall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50489_occ50">Gentleman</rs>
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, was, at the<lb></lb>
Town House within and belonging to the said Hamlet,<lb></lb>
lawfully and duly elected and chosen by the Inhabitants of<lb></lb>
said Hamlet for the year then next ensuing the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50489_n136-2">Peter Lord</rs>
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at the said Time when he was so elected<del>in to that<obscured></obscured>
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being a House-<lb></lb>
-holder and Inhabitant and residing within the same Hamlet<lb></lb>
which said Office the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50489_n136-3">Peter Lord</rs>
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did absolutely refuse to<lb></lb>
take his Oath for the Execution thereof And whereas at the<lb></lb>
Request of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50489_n136-4">Peter Lord</rs>
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I did Issue my Summons requiring<lb></lb>
the Prosecutor of the said Indictment to attend me at a certain<lb></lb>
Time in the said Summons mentioned to shew Cause why a Nole<lb></lb>
Prosequi should not be entred on the said Indictment And I<lb></lb>
having been accordingly attended by Councel on the Part of<lb></lb>
the Prosecutor as well as Councel on the Part of the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50489_n136-5">Peter Lord</rs>
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and heard what was advanced on bothsides<lb></lb>
and it appearing to me from the Same as well as from a<lb></lb>
Warrant (produced to me) of his Majesty's Post Master Gent<lb></lb>
that he the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50489_n136-6">Peter Lord</rs>
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at the Time of his being so elected and<lb></lb>
chosen to the said Office of<del>Constable</del>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50489_occ51">Head borough</rs>
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was employed by the said<lb></lb>
Post Master General as a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50489_occ52">Letter Receives</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50489_geo90">Blackwall</rs>
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aforesaidand therefore not liable or<lb></lb>
Compellable to serve the said Office of<del>Constable</del>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50489_occ53">Head borough</rs>
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to which<lb></lb>
he was elected and Chosen as aforesaid Therefore Do<lb></lb>
hereby Authorize and Require you to Enter or cause to be<lb></lb>
entred a Nole Prosequi upon the said Indictment and foresaid doing<lb></lb>
this shall be your Suffict Warrant Dated <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50489_geo91">Lincolns Inn</rs>
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Fields Novr: 20:17<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="137">Pratt</p>
<p n="138">To the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50489_occ54">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of Middx:}</p>
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