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At the General Session of the Peace of our Lord the King holden
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by adjournment on Saturday the second day of June in the
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twenty first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third
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King of Great Britain etc Before
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and others their Fellows Justices of our said
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Lord the King assigned to keep the Peace in the County aforesaid
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and also to hear and determine divers Felonies Trespasses and other
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misdemeanours committed in the same County
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Fruiterer and Green Grocer
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Hath at this present Session Exhibited his Petition
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setting forth That in the month of October last the Petitioner was seised with an
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Inflamation on his Lungs and was confined to his Room near three months under the
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care of Dr Pitcairn his Physician and Mr Fowle his Apothecary both of whom
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entertained but small hopes of his recovery That the Petitioner in consequence of a
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Summons to him directed to shew cause why he should not be sworn one of the
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Headboroughs for the Manor of Saint Giles with
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for the year ensuing he
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and represented that the
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present State of his health was such as rendered him incapable of performing the Duties
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of that Office But it was insisted by some of the Officers then present that he should
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either be sworn or pay the fine and he being totally unacquainted with matters of
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this Nature and conceiving the Fine to be very considerable and his Circumstances
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in adequate to the payment of it He was prevailed upon to take the Oath and was
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Sworn accordingly That altho the Petitioner finds himself approaching to the
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establishment of his health Yet he is far from being perfectly recovered and is
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very apprehensive that the discharge of the Duties annexed to the Office of Head borough
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will be more than he can perform and the Petitioner is advised by his Physician and
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Apothecary that a Relapse of his disorder will be attended with very dangerous
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Consequences to him That the Petitioner would most willingly Execute the Office of
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Headborough in person if his health would permit and is ready to offer a proper
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person
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to Execute the same as his Substitute and for the reasons above stated
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and
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Submitted to the said Justices Consideration and
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praying that he may be discharged
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