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<p n="123"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
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To the Church wardens and Overseers of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50598_geo79"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50598_geo80">Poor of the Parish of Saint James Clerkenwell</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50598_geo81">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and also to all Constables and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50598_occ30">Head boroughs</rs>
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within the same Parish especially to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50598_n123-1">Joseph Bishop</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50598_occ31">Constable</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="124">We whose Names and Seals and hereunto set being two of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50598_occ32">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50598_geo82">County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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residing and Acting in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50598_geo83">Division of Finsbury</rs>
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and Dwelling in or near the said Parish one of<lb></lb>
us being of the Quorum having received the Complaint of you the said Church wardens and Overseers of the poor<lb></lb>
that the several of the Inhabitants and Occupiers of Houses Lands and other rateable Tenements within your said<lb></lb>
Parish residing in that part or District of the said Parish called the lower side whose names are contained in<lb></lb>
the Schedule hereunto annexed have refused and made default and still do refuse to pay or contribute<lb></lb>
the Sums of Money respectively rated and Assessed upon them by a certain Rate made in pursuance of the<lb></lb>
Statutes in that Case provided which Sums are set down against their respective names, not with standing the<lb></lb>
said Sums have duly Demanded the said Complaint being verifyed by Oath Do hereby Authorize<lb></lb>
require and Command you the said Churchwardens and Overseers and also you and every of you the said<lb></lb>
Constables and Headborough forthwith to Warn and Summon each and every of the said Defaulters to Appear<lb></lb>
Personally before us and others our Fellows Justices acting and dwelling as aforesaid At the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50598_n124-1">William Lester</rs>
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known by the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50598_geo84"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50598_geo85">sign of the Cherry Tree</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50598_geo86">Rosomonds row</rs>
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in the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50598_geo87">Parish of Saint James Clerkenwell</rs>
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on Wednesday the thirtieth day<lb></lb>
of this Instant August at Ten of the Clock in the forenoon precisely to shew cause if any they have why they so<lb></lb>
refuse to pay and contribute the Sums charged and Taxed upon them respectively And give them further notice<lb></lb>
that if they do not appear and shew sufficient Cause as aforesaid the several Sums from them due will be<lb></lb>
levied upon their respective goods and for defect of such distress they will be committed to His Majestys Gaol of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50598_geo88">Newgate</rs>
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being the Common Gaol of this County there to remain without Bail or Mainprize untill payment of<lb></lb>
the said Sums and Arrear ages as the Statute in that behalf requires And for your so doing this shall be your<lb></lb>
sufficient Warrant thereof Fail not to give such Notice or Warning nor to give us a true return in Writing at<lb></lb>
the day and hour and place aforesaid in what manner you shall have Executed this precept at your peril<lb></lb>
Given under our hands and Seals this Twenty third day of Augustin the year of our Lord 1769.</p>
<p n="125"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50598_n125-1">Jos: Kerling</rs>
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</p>
<p n="126"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50598_n126-1">Benj: Cowley</rs>
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</p>
<p n="127"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50598_n127-1">Joseph Bishop</rs>
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Sworn to the delivery of Sumons<lb></lb>
to each of the defaulters named in the annexed List<lb></lb>
this 30th. of pay of Augt. 1769. Before us.</p>
<p n="128"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50598_n128-1">Benj: Cowley</rs>
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