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<p n="25">Thursday <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55605_date7">14 April 1763</rs>
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<p n="26"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Referrence on<lb></lb>
the foregoing<lb></lb>
Representation}</note>
At this Court a Representation in Writing Subscribed by a great Number of his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ4">Majestys Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this County and the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo12">City and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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and now present in Court being Delivered in and read Setting forth that they are of<lb></lb>
Opinion the Opening of several Publick Offices at proper and Convenient distances<lb></lb>
from each other for two Magistrates to sit daily by Rotation (Sundays Excepted) in<lb></lb>
each of these Offices for the Administration of Justice will not only add Honour to<lb></lb>
the Commission but be productive of several good purposes That never the less as a<lb></lb>
due consideration of the many Advantages naturally Arising from that or some other<lb></lb>
Method will require more time than can be given at this Court The Countenance<lb></lb>
and Concurrence of this Court was thereby desired that this Session would Appoint<lb></lb>
a Committee to Consist of a Sufficient Number of Gentlemen from the several<lb></lb>
Divisions in and near this Metropolis to prepare a Plan for carrying that Design<lb></lb>
into Execution This Court doth hereby recommend and refer it to his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ5">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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now present and to such other of his Majestys said Justices for<lb></lb>
this County or any Seven or more of them as shall please to meet together as a Comittee<lb></lb>
to consider of the said Representation and of a Proper plan or Method of Establishing<lb></lb>
and Carrying the Design thereof into Execution which Committee is hereby desired to<lb></lb>
meet (on notice for that Purpose to be given by the Cryer of this Court) at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo13">Hicks Hall</rs>
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aforesaid on Thursday the Fifth day of May next Ensuing by Nine of the Clock in the<lb></lb>
Forenoon or such other Day or hour as shall be thought more convenient and to<lb></lb>
Adjourn from time to time as they shall see fit And to Report their Opinion to the<lb></lb>
next Session on the County day of the same Session</p>
<p n="27"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n27-1">John Randall</rs>
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<lb></lb>
appointed High<lb></lb>
Constable of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo14">Kensington</rs>
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Piv<lb></lb>
in low <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n27-2">Step. Randall</rs>
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Upon Reading the Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n27-3">Stephen Randall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ6">Butcher</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ7">high Constable</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo15">Hensington</rs>
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Division in the Hundred of Ossuiston within the said County Settingforth (among other<lb></lb>
things) that he was Appointed High Constable of said Division at the then last Easter Sessions<lb></lb>
That he hath performed the Duties of his Office ever since to the best of his Ability and<lb></lb>
should very Chearfully Execute the same till another should have been Appointed in his<lb></lb>
stead without his Application But that his further continuance in the said Office would<lb></lb>
be very Detrimental to him in his business And Praying therefore that he might be<lb></lb>
Discharged from his said Office and this Court being satisfied in the Premisses And<lb></lb>
that he hath Settled and Cleared his Accounts with the Treasurer of this County Doth<lb></lb>
Appoint <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n27-4">John Randall</rs>
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of the Parish of Chelsea in the Division and Hundred aforesaid<lb></lb>
Timber Merchant to be High Constable of the said Division in the place and stead of the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n27-5">Stephen Randall</rs>
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And this Court doth Order that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n27-6">John Randall</rs>
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do forthwith<lb></lb>
on Notice hereof Attend one of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ8">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County<lb></lb>
Residing in or near the said Division and take his Oath for the due Execution of his said<lb></lb>
Office and from and after the said John Randalls taking such Oath the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n27-7">Stephen Randall</rs>
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is to stand Absolutely discharged from the said Office.</p>
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