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To the right Worshipfull His Maties Justices of the Peace assembled
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at the QuarterSessions held at
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The humble Peticon of
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William Walker
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, Late one of
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the
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of the Parish of
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St. Matins in the
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Sheweth,
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That upon a Former Peticon addressed unto Yor. Worships by Your
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Peticoner in February 1698. Settingforth his Disbursement of the Sum
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of above Seven Pounds more than the Monies, which he collected in the
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time of his
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in the abovesaid Parish
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did amount unto, & Praying Yor. Worships Relief themupon, you will
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then pleased to Reserr
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by Order of Court his said Peticon to His Maties
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Justices
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of the Peace
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for the abovesaid County meeting at the next PettySessions
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in the Vestryhouse of the abovesaid Paish of
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St. Martin's
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, to Pamine
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the Truth of the Same, & to make Order therein for Yor Peticoner's Relief:
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That Yor. Petr. thereupon addressed himself by Sundry Peticons unto the
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Said Justices duly at the Several PettySessions their since following, and
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proved by their Order not only his former Accompt, but also a Later one
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for the year 1697. Both which Accopts, together with his incident Costs
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& Charges in the execution of the Office of Scavenger by him in the years
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aforesaid, amount unto about Eighteen Pounds, or upwards; as may
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appear by the Books signed by the respective Burgesses,which are made
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to be by him produced:
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But now forasmuch as that he hath not been able to obtain
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from the said Justices he this to any manner of Relief for the no-
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imbursement of the abovesaid Sums
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ppeneded by him, not with-
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standing Yor Worship's abovesaid Order, & another made by You at
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the QuarterSessions hold on the Fourth day of January in the
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Ninth year of His Maties Reign; That, upon the respectives Sca-
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vengers paying the Rat
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Accompt's then Peticoned for by him
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the said Scavengers Should be allowed the said Sums, which
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to be deducted out of their Receipts upon on their makingup their
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Accompts with the Paish; and, if such Receipts should prove de-
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ficient
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,and Additional Rate should be made for the Scavengers
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Reimbursement:
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Your poor Peticoner these
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most humbly Prays
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Yor Worships to be pleased to take the Premisses now into
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serious Consideration, together with the length of Tim
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which he hath been out of his Mony; aswell as his loss of
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Time in his Calling to look aster the Recovery then of to
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the great Imporishment of himself & Family; & there-
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upon to make such final Order for his Relief; that other
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Persons may not tuwaster be discouraged from serving
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the Publick by the Example of his Sufferings for the Sample
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And Yor. Petr. shall ever Pray, Etc
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