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To his Majestyes
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their Generall Sessions Assembled.
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The Humble Petition of
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William James Atlee
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late one of the
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High Constables
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for the Hundred of
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Elthorne
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in this County.
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Sheweth
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That your Petr. having served the said Office for the Space of three yeares and upwards &
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having during that time paid and Disbursed to the severall Petty Constables in his Division
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for passing of Vagrants the Sume of Seven & Twenty pounds & four Shillings as appeares
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by the Severall Orders or Certificates Signed by Some of his Majestyes
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.
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for this County And Upon your Petrs. applicacon to this Court, his Account was Referred
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to
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Alexander Ward
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Esqr
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. one of his Majestyes
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Justices of the Peace
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for this County. Who hath
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Since Inspected the Same and made his Report to this Court That he found that the Sume
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of Eleaven Shillings together with Severall other Sumes amounting in the whole to
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five Pounds and Sixteene Shillings were Overcharged, in Such Account, Whereupon
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this Court Did allow of the Residue of the said Account amounting in the whole to the
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Sume of One and Twenty Pounds and Eight Shillings to be Due to your Petr. on his
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said Account And this Court thereupon Ordered that the Treasurer of the Moneys
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for passing of Vagrants within the
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Hundreds of Elthorne Spelthorne and Isleworth
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should
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thereout pay to your Petr. the said Sume of One and Twenty Pounds & Eight Shillings.
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Your Petr. further Sheweth That he hath made Applicacon to the said
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Treasurer
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for the payment thereof Who Refuses to pay the Same, alledgeing he hath no Moneys
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in his hands.
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Therefore your Petr. humbly Prayes that this Court will be pleased forth with to
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make an Order for Raiseing Moneys for passing of Vagrants whereby to Enable the
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Treasurer of the Vagrant Money within the Said Hundreds to pay your Petr. the said
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Sume of One and Twenty Pounds and Eight Shillings So due to him on the Ballance of his
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Said Account And the Rather for that your Petr. is Actually a Looser of the said Sume of
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five pounds and Sixteen Shillings Disallowed him as aforesaid, And hath been now
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above three yeares out of his Money, which is a great Loss to your said Petr.
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And Yor. Petr. Shall pray Etc.
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