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To the Right Worshipfull and Worshipfull His Ma
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Justices of the Peace Holding the General Sess
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the peace at Hicks's Hall for the County of
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The Humble Peticon of
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Thomas Green
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late High Constable of
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Tower Division
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That by an Order of Sessions at Midsumer last Mr Justice D'Oyly & Mr Justice Michell & d
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Justices were appointed to sumon your peticoner to ansr the complaint of the churchwa
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overseers of the poor of
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White Chappell
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parish
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that in the time of his office
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of
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Richard Selman
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constable of said parrish fifteen poundes three shillings for the maimed soldiers & marriners & for repairing of bridges & goal & hospitalls wch it is conceived your
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peticoner hath not accounted for.
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Your Peticoner was high constable from the Quarter Sessions in January 1714 to
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Quarter Sessions in April 1715 & in that time reced the said fifteen pounds three shi
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of said Selman & gave him a receipt for the same which said sume of money your
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peticoner is well assured that he paid over as he ought to doe But being
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years since your peticoner is not so well able to make a legall proof of
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of the said moneys by reason tha this receipts or vouchers are either lost or misla
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by himself or Mr
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Andrew West
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the town clerk of White Chappell who was your
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peticoners clerk in his said office.
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Your peticoner therefore in regard of the premises
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prays your worships order that he may insp
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treasurers books & amounts & take copy
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entryes therein relateing to your peticoner
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of the said moneys to the several treasurers thereof
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that your peticoner may have time till the next
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Generall Quarter Sessions to answer the said
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