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<p n="1">To the Right Worshipfull and Worshipfull His Ma<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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Justices of the Peace Holding the General Sess<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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the peace at Hicks's Hall for the County of <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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<p n="2">The Humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50198_n2-1">Thomas Green</rs>
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late High Constable of <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50198_geo1">Tower Division</rs>
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<p n="3">That by an Order of Sessions at Midsumer last Mr Justice D'Oyly & Mr Justice Michell & d<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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Justices were appointed to sumon your peticoner to ansr the complaint of the churchwa<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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overseers of the poor of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50198_geo2">White Chappell</rs>
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parish <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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that in the time of his office <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50198_n3-1">Richard Selman</rs>
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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 <lb></lb>
peticoner hath not accounted for.</p>
<p n="4">Your Peticoner was high constable from the Quarter Sessions in January 1714 to <lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions in April 1715 & in that time reced the said fifteen pounds three shi<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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of said Selman & gave him a receipt for the same which said sume of money your <lb></lb>
peticoner is well assured that he paid over as he ought to doe But being <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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years since your peticoner is not so well able to make a legall proof of <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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of the said moneys by reason tha this receipts or vouchers are either lost or misla<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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by himself or Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50198_n4-1">Andrew West</rs>
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the town clerk of White Chappell who was your <lb></lb>
peticoners clerk in his said office.</p>
<p n="401">Your peticoner therefore in regard of the premises <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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prays your worships order that he may insp<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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treasurers books & amounts & take copy <lb></lb>
entryes therein relateing to your peticoner<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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of the said moneys to the several treasurers thereof <lb></lb>
that your peticoner may have time till the next <lb></lb>
Generall Quarter Sessions to answer the said <lb></lb>
complaint.</p>
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