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