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To the Right Worpll his Maties Justices
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of the place for the County of
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Middlx
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now
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Assembled in their Genall Quarter Sessions
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of the peace at
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Hicks Hall
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in and for
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the said County.
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The humble petcion and Appeale of
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William Collier
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Joseph Birch
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Richard Claridge
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William Sharp
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David Minnell
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James Chawell
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and
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John Pither
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Inhabitants of the parish of
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St James Clerkenwell
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in the County of Middlx
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on behalf of themselves and others Inhabitants
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of the said parish
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Sheweth.
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That being credibly Inform'd That
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John Fuller
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and
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Benjamin Hilton
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Esqrs
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. two of his Maties Justices of the
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peace for the said County Inhabiting in and near the said parish of
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St. James Clerkenwell
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did by an Order under their hands dated the
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Twenty third day of Aprill 1715
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. require
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Mr
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Tobias Gibson
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, Mr
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Ralph Kingston
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Churchwardens
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And Mr
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John Hocker
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, Mr
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Thomas Bennett
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,
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Anthony Best
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and
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John Walpoole
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Overseers of the poor
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of the said
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parish of
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St. James Clerkenwell
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within four days after the end of their Year and
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after other Overseers were nominated in their room to make and yeild up unto
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them a true and perfect Accompt of all Sumes of money by them received or
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rated and sessed, And not received and also of Such stock as should be in their hands
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or in the hands of any of the poor to work and of all other things concerning their
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Said Office which Accompt they have refused to make to the said Justices, but
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instead thereof have procured their Accompts to be passed and allowed by
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Lawrence
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Sant Lo
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and
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Jeffery - Saunders
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Esqrs
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<
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. two of his Maties
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Justices of the peace
</
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>
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for the
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lb
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</
lb
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said County who do not live near the Said parish of
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St. James Clerkenwell
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"LMSMPS50144_geo20"
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"St. James Clerkenwell"
>
</
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and
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</
lb
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who (as Your petrs. & Appellants have been credibly informed) have owned that
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lb
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</
lb
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they were Surprised in the Allowing the said Accompts and did not look or inspect
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lb
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</
lb
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into the same before they Signed the Allowance thereof and have Since erased or
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lb
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</
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Obliterated their Names. from the said Allowance of the Accounts of the said
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</
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Churchwardens
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&
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Ovrseers of the poor
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"LMSMPS50144_occ8"
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"occupation"
value
=
"Ovrseers of the poor"
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or some or one of them.
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p
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"27"
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Wherefore your petrs. & Appellants humbly
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lb
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</
lb
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conceive themselves Aggreived in the prmisses
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lb
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</
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And pray Such Releif therein as to this Court
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shall seem meet.
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<
p
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And yor. petrs. Appellts. shall ever pray Etc
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p
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<
p
n
=
"29"
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<
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William Paull
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Joseph Birch
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John Pither
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Hen Sheldon
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</
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>
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