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<p n="123">That sd. Stephen afterwds. to wit sd. 21st. of Decr at the Parish and Ward afd had Notice thereof and then & there was duly<lb></lb>
required to appear among others in sd. Court held before the Mayor & Aldermen of sd City in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo95">Guildhall</rs>
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of sd City on the Monday next<lb></lb>
after the feast of Epiphany then next following to take his Oath for the due execution of his sd. Office & to execute his sd. Office<lb></lb>
Neverthless sd. Stephen little regarding his Duty in this behalf but intending & endeavouring the due execution of his sd. Office<lb></lb>
totally to neglect & omit continually after his sd. Election to sd. Office to wit sd. Monday next after sd. Feast of the Ephiphany &<lb></lb>
continually afterwards hitherto until the day of the taking of this Inquisition altho often requested at the Parish & Ward afd<lb></lb>
to take his sd. Oath for the due Execution of his sd. Office or his sd. Office in any manner to execute voluntarily obstinately and<lb></lb>
contemptuously altogether hath refused & denied & yet refuses & denies against his sd. duty in manifest Contempt of our sd. Lord the<lb></lb>
present King & his Laws to the bad & evil Example of all others in the like Case offending & against the peace of the sd. Lord the<lb></lb>
King his Crown & Dignity & soforth</p>
<p n="124">That sd. Stephen sd. 21 Decr. & long before & always after until the day of the taking of this Inquisicon was Inhabiting<lb></lb>
and resiant & paying Scot and bearing Lot within sd. Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo96">St. Peter le Poor</rs>
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in the ward of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo97">Broad Street</rs>
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afd and that within the<lb></lb>
Ward of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo98">Broad street</rs>
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aforesd. there is and from the time whereof the memory of Man is not to the contrary there hath been a<lb></lb>
certain Court of our lord the present King & his Predecessors called the Wardmote held in every Year in and upon the Feast<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo99">Saint Thomas the Apostle</rs>
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unless sd. Feast happened to be on a Sunday & in such Case upon the day then next following<lb></lb>
sd. feast before the Alderman of the Ward aforesd. for the time being or his Deputy In which sd Court according to the Custom<lb></lb>
within sd. Ward for all the time afd used and approved to wit in sd Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo100">St. Peter le Poor</rs>
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in the Ward aforesd. all the Men<lb></lb>
Inhabiting & resiant paying Scot and bearing Lott for the time being within the Ward afd have been used accustomed and<lb></lb>
ought & were bound by reason of their Residence to appear in sd. Court & to do their suit there & in sd Court according to the Custom<lb></lb>
of sd Court yearly for all the time aforesd. sd. Men inhabiting & resiant paying Scot & bearing Lot for the time being within the<lb></lb>
Ward afd were used accustomed & ought to appoint & choose divers Persons then inhabiting and resiant paying Scot and<lb></lb>
bearing Lot within the Ward afd Constables in and for the several Precincts of sd. Ward for the preserving the Peace of the<lb></lb>
sd. Lord the King & for apprehending of Rogues Vagabonds & other Suspicions Persons within the Ward afd for the publick good<lb></lb>
which sd. Persons so as aforesd. appointed & choosen were used & accustomed & ought to hold sd. Office last mentioned for the<lb></lb>
Year then next ensuing & until another Person should be elected into their sd. Office last mentioned and also were used<lb></lb>
& accustomed & ought on the Monday next after the feast of Epiphany next after the sd. Election to take their Corporal Oath<lb></lb>
for the due execution of their sd. Office last mentioned at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo101">Guildhall</rs>
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of sd City in the Court there held before the Mayor and<lb></lb>
Aldermen of sd. City for the time being for all the time afd</p>
<p n="125">That sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n125-1">Stephen Kent</rs>
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sd. 21 of Decr in sd Court of Wardrobe then held for the Ward afd within sd Ward to within the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo102">Parish of St Peter le Poor</rs>
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in the Ward afd before <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15061_n125-2">Thomas Rawlinson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ54">Esqr</rs>
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then one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15061_occ55">Aldermen</rs>
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of sd. City & then & yet<lb></lb>
Aldermen of sd. Ward lawfully & duty by the Men inhabiting and resiant paying Scot and bearing Lott within sd. Ward<lb></lb>
according to theCustom of sd. Court & Ward for all the time aforesd. used was duely elected unto sd. Office of Constable in<lb></lb>
and for the precinct of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo103">St Peter le Poor</rs>
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being one of the Precincts of sd. Ward for one whole year then next ensuing and<lb></lb>
until another Person shod. be elected into his sd. Office last mencond for preserving the peace of sd. Lord the King & for apprehendg<lb></lb>
Rogues Vagabonds & other suspicions Persons within the Ward aforesd. for the publick Good and that sd. Stephen afterwds.<lb></lb>
to wit sd. 21. of December in the year last aforesd. at the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo104">St. Peter le Poor</rs>
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in the ward afd had Notice thereof & then<lb></lb>
& there was duely required to appear among others in sd Court hold before the Mayor and Aldermen of sd. City in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo105">Guildhall</rs>
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of the sd City on the Monday next after the past of the Epiphany then next following to take his Oath for the due execution of his<lb></lb>
sd. Office last mentioned & to execute his sd. Office last mentioned Nevertheless sd. Stephen little regarding his Duty in this behalf<lb></lb>
but intending & endeavouring the due execution of his sd. Office last mentioned totally to neglect and suit continually after his sd.<lb></lb>
Election to the sd. Office last mentioned to wit said Monday next after sd. feast of Epiphany & continually afterwards hitherto<lb></lb>
until the day of the taking this Inquisicon (altho often requested at sd. Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15061_geo106">St. Peter le Poor</rs>
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in the ward afd) to take his<lb></lb>
said</p>
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