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The King
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London Indictmt. setsforth
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(Bill found in Febry Sessions)
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That the
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is an antient City and that according to the custom of sd. City from the time whereof
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the memory of man is not to the contrary used and approved in the same at a Court of Wardmote held for the Ward of
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London in the Parish of
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2d before
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then and long before being an
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Inhabitant & Resiant within sd. Parish & Ward & a fit and proper person to execute the office of Constable within sd. Ward was
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lawfully & in a due manner and according to the Custom of sd. City & Court of Wardmote thousand there elected to be one of
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the Constables for sd. Ward for one Year next ensuing by the men Inhabitant & Resiant paying Scott & bearing Lott
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within sd. Ward whereof sd Stephen afterwds. to wit. sd. 21st. of Decr. & at divers other days and times at
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Parish & Ward had notice
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That little regarding his Duty but endeavouring & intending asmuch as in him totally to under & retard the due
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execution of Justice from sd. 21st. of Decr. until the day of the taking of this Inquisition at the Parish & Ward afd & in and
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upon sd. 21. of Decr. until the day of the taking of this Inquisicon at sd. Parish and Ward and in and upon sd. 21st. of Decr.
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voluntarily obstinately & contemptuously wholly refused denied & neglected to take upon himself & execute sd. Office of
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Constable agst. his sd. Duty in manifest Contempt & delay of Justice to the bad example of all others in the like Case offending &
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against the peace of our sd lord the King his Cronon and Dignity & so forth.
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That sd. Stephen sd. 21. Decr. & long before & always after until the day of the taking of this Inquisicon was
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inhabiting & resiant & paying Scott & bearing Lot within sd. Parish of
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and that
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within sd. Ward there is & from the time whereof the memeory of Man is not to the contrary there hath been a certain Court
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of our lord the Present King & his Predecessors called the Wardmote held & to be held in every Year in and upon the Past of
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unless sd. Feast happened to be on a Sunday and in such Case upon the day then next following sd. Feast
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before the Alderman of sd. Ward for the time being or his Deputy In which sd Court according to the Custom within sd. Ward for
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all the time aforesd. used & approved to wit in sd. Parish of
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in the ward afd all the Men inhabiting & resiant
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paying Scott & bearing Lot for the time being within sd. Ward have been used accustomed ought & were bound by reason of their
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Residence to appear in sd. Court & do their suit there & in sd Court according to the custom of sd Court yearly for all the time afd
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Men inhabiting & resiant paying Scott & bearing Lot for the time being within sd. Ward were used accustomed & ought to
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appoint & Choose divers Persons then inhabiting & resitant and paying Scott & bearing Lott within sd. Ward Constables in
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& for sd. Ward for the preserving the peace of the sd. Lord the King & for apprehending of Rogues Vagabonds & other
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suspicions Persons within sd. Ward for the publick Good which sd. persons so as afd appointed & chosen were used accustomd.
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& ought to hold sd. Office for the year then next ensuing & until another Person shod. be elected into their sd. Office & also were used
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accustomed & ought on the Monday next after the feast of Epiphany next after their sd. Election to take their Corporal Oath for the
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due execution of their sd. Office at the
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of the sd. City in the Court there held before the Mayor & Aldermen of sd City for the
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time being for all the time aforesd. & that sd. Stephen sd. 21st. of December in sd. Court of Ward more then held for the Ward afd
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within sd. Ward to within sd. Parish of
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in sd. Ward before
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then one of the Aldermen of said
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City & then & yet Aldermen of sd. Ward lawfully and duely by the Men inhabitant & resiant paying Scott & bearing Lott within sd.
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Ward according to the Custom of sd. Court & sd. Ward for all the time aforesd. used was duely elected into the Office of one of the
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Constables in and for sd. Ward for one whole year then next ensuing and until another Person shod. be elected into his Office for
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preserving the peace of sd. Lord the King & for apprehending Rogues Vagabonds & other suspicions Persons within the Ward afd for
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the publick Good.
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