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May 1784
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Petition from Mr
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stating
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his official receipts and
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Expenditures & praying
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an order for the payment
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to him of a certain sum
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to make his annual in-
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come £300 according to the
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Condits. of his appointt.}
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To the Worshipful
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William Mainwaring
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and the rest of his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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for the County of
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Middlesex
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in their General Quarter Session assembled
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"The Humble Petition of
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John Harwood
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"Humbly Sheweth
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Keeper of
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Clerkenwell
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Bridewell
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on the County day of February
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Session 1783 and was then informed by the Chairman of that
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Honourable Court that if the Fees and perquisites belonging to
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that employment did not amount to the Sum of Three Hundred
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Pounds P Annum the deficiency should be made up to him
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"That your Worships Petitioner hath herewith
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delivered in the Book of his Accounts wherein it will appear
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that he hath received the Sum of Three hundred and Eighty two
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Pounds Thirteen Shillings and three pence and that he hath
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expended the Sum of Two Hundred and fourteen Pounds eight
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Shillings and ten pence whereby there is a deficiency of One
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hundred and thirty one pounds fifteen Shillings and seven
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pence to make up the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds and your
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Petitioner is ready to make Oath that the said Book contains a
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true and just account of all the Fees and perquisites received by
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him from the time of his appointment to the 25th. of February
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last within the Sum of Five Pounds
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Your Petitioner therefore Humbly
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Prays that Your Worships would be
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pleased to Grant him an Order on Your
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Worships Treasurer for the Payment of the
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said Sum of One hundred and thirty one
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Pounds fifteen Shillings and seven pence
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And Your Petitioner will
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ever Pray Etc
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J. Harwood
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