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<p n="400">Sir<lb></lb>
Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50767_n400-1">Michael Crew</rs>
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, ( the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50767_occ83">Bearer</rs>
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heaeof,) who has brought me the Notice herein<lb></lb>
inclosed, purporting that he is required by the Sessions, to attend there, on Friday<lb></lb>
next the 2d May instant, "To Shew Cause, why he shou'd not take upon him the<lb></lb>
Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50767_occ84">High Constable</rs>
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for the Staines half Hundred of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50767_geo225">Spelthorne</rs>
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, in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50767_geo226">County of Middlesex</rs>
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}Desires I Wou'd give you the trouble of a Line<lb></lb>
to assure you, (as he says,)" That it will be impossible for him (at the present;)<lb></lb>
to take upon him such Office, without prejudice to his other avocations; on<lb></lb>
which Account, He hopes for the indulgence of the Court, To a future Period.</p>
<p n="401">Mr Crew says, He is Already churchwarden of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50767_geo227">Stanwell</rs>
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, and that<lb></lb>
(what with his said Office, and his own business,) he is very sure he<lb></lb>
Cou'd not, at Present, Execute the Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50767_occ85">High Constable</rs>
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, in the manner<lb></lb>
he wou'd wish to do;-I hope that neither the Court, nor yourself, will<lb></lb>
look upon this Letter, as Wishing on my Part, to say any thing upon<lb></lb>
the subject: More, than merely writing you a Line, at the special<lb></lb>
request of the said Mr Crew.who am, with great respect</p>
<p n="402">Sir your most Obedient Hum Servant.<lb></lb>
J Lane.</p>
<p n="403"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50767_geo228">Bedfont</rs>
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, 1st May 1783.</p>
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