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<p n="759">October 1790</p>
<p n="760">Affidavits and at the same time declared, That his Age and Infirmities<lb></lb>
had occasioned him to depend more than was justifiable upon the Clerks<lb></lb>
and other Persons attending in his Office, which he was fully sensible<lb></lb>
had occasioned many of the Circumstances in complaint against him,<lb></lb>
and would induce him never more to Act as a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ267">Justice of the Peace</rs>
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, which<lb></lb>
he requested might be represented to the Court before the Committee<lb></lb>
proceeded further in the business. Whereupon Your Committee<lb></lb>
desired that any Declaration he had to make should be given in<lb></lb>
Writing, and Adjourned to Tuesday the 26th. day of October Instant to<lb></lb>
receive the same, On which Day Your Committee having met, the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n760-1">William Blackborow</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ268">Esqr</rs>
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. delivered in to Your Committee, the<lb></lb>
Declaration subjoined to this their Report; marked with the Letter (A)<lb></lb>
which Your Committee thought fit to offer to the Consideration of the Court.</p>
<p n="761">W Mainwaring<lb></lb>
N Conant<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55610_n761-1">Samuel Glasse</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="762">"The Committee appointed to enquire into any Abuse or Abuses<lb></lb>
"which might appear to have been committed by any Justice or Justices<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ269">"of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo597">County of Middlesex</rs>
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</p>
<p n="763">"<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo598">Clerkenwell Close</rs>
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"26th. October 1790.</p>
<p n="764">Gentlemen</p>
<p n="765">Having attended you at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo599">Guildhall</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo600">Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on Wednesday last, for the purpose of making a Proposal, in order to<lb></lb>
Prevent a Representation of my Conduct from being presented to the Lord<lb></lb>
Chancellor, and it being Your Wish, that I should lay the same before<lb></lb>
you more fully in Writing, I now attend you for that purpose, and<lb></lb>
request that the Representation may not be presented to the Chancellor<lb></lb>
and solemnly engage (if you shall think proper to comply with my<lb></lb>
request) immediately to shut up my Office, and to retire from acting any<lb></lb>
longer as a Magistrate for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo601">County of Middlesex</rs>
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</p>
<p n="766">Iam,<lb></lb>
Gentlemen<lb></lb>
Your most Obedient Servant.<lb></lb>
W. Blackborow.</p>
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