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<p n="152">To the Rt: Worshipfull his Majties: Justices of the peace<obscured></obscured>
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the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50142_geo91">Midd</rs>
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: &</p>
<p n="153">The Humble Petition & Appeale of the Several<obscured></obscured>
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Prsons whose names are hereunto Subscribd Inhab<obscured></obscured>
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of the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50142_geo92">St. Gile's without Criplegate</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
behalf of themselves and many others Inhabitant<lb></lb>
in the Said Parish</p>
<p n="154"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That whereas Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n154-1">Robt Evans</rs>
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was Late upper Churchward<obscured></obscured>
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of this Parish, & haveing had Large Sums of monys Collected for<lb></lb>
his use by Assessmts: on yor Petrs: and many other the Opressed<lb></lb>
Inhabitants of the said prish. And Yor: Petrs: Humbly believ<obscured></obscured>
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that the sd. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50142_occ64">Church warden</rs>
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hath misapply'd Certain Sums of the<lb></lb>
Said mony in Carrying on many Littigeous Sutes of Law wth Ma<obscured></obscured>
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of the Honist Inhabitants of the sd: Parish (in order to oppress<lb></lb>
the sd: Inhabitants) and many other unwarrantable Practices</p>
<p n="155">That some of Yor: Petitioners Complain'd of the sd. Ch: warden<lb></lb>
to the worshipful Mr Justice Fuller, and Mr. Justice Hilton<lb></lb>
Praying that he might make up a Just accot: on oath before<lb></lb>
them as the Law in that Case Directs (they being Justices of<lb></lb>
the peace in this Division) but when the sd: Ch: Warden<lb></lb>
understood of the sd: Complaint, he wth: the Present Ch: warden<lb></lb>
did procoure a Select Vestrey, who passed the sd. Ch: warden<lb></lb>
Accots: in Oppisition to the sd: Justices Orders, & he refused to<lb></lb>
Audit his Accots: before them Alledging that the prsent Church<lb></lb>
warden had his Accots. prefused to Lett him have them</p>
<p n="156">Yor: Petitionrs therefore Humbley prays that the pr<obscured></obscured>
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Ch: warden may be ordered to deliver the sd: Accot: to<lb></lb>
the late Ch: warden, & that the late Churchwarden<lb></lb>
may be Oblidged to make up a True & Just Accot &<lb></lb>
Yor.<del>wk</del>
worships shall judge to be according to the<lb></lb>
Justice</p>
<p n="157">And yor. Petrs shall ever pray</p>
<p n="158"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n158-99">Wm. Amos</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n158-1">John Hill</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n158-2">John Quick</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n158-3">John Morley</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n158-4">Daniel Wane</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n158-77">Will: May</rs>
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</p>
<p n="159"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n159-1">George Booth</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n159-2">Thos. Gearing</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n159-3">John Hunt</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n159-99">Richd: Brown</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n159-33">Isaac Rylife</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50142_n159-4">James Burges</rs>
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