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To the Right worshipfull his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middx in the
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General Quarter Sessions of the peace assembled
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The Humble petition and appeal of
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William Freshwater
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late
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Churchwarden
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of the Parish of
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St James & at Clerkenwell
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in the said County
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Sheweth
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That your Petitioner was
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Churchwarden
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of the said parish of
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St James & Clerkenwell
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for the year last past & that soon after the expiration of his said Office he did lay an account
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of the money received and disbursed on account of the poor of the sd. parish before two of his
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Majestys Justices of the peace for the said County of Middx resideing within the Division of Finsbury
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Quor Un us who on examining his sd. Accounts were pleased to allow of & confirm the same
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not withstanding which diverse Inhitants of teh said parish appealed to have the sd. And itt
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& confirmation of his accots vacated & paid open And there upon obtained an Order at the
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last Genall Quarter Sessions whereby the petr accots. were referred to the Justices of the peace
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of the Division of Fuisbury to receiv & report the same to this Honoble Court But for as
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much as during the time of your Petrs serving the said office & more espeically toward the
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latter End of the said year he had laid out & disburst for teh use of the poor of the sd. parish
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over & above the money by him reced for that purpose ye Sum of One Hundred & Fifty
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pounds & upwards whereby he was forced to have a Rate made for the same but ye dustue
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of the sd. Division
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Bench & obtained his Matys Writt of Mandamus to obllgs them
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same 10th
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ned
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some extraordinary expence by reason of such their refusall & it so happening that a Justice
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of the peace white that are was depending coming to live in the said Division & is sume gone
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who confirmed the said Rate & some dificultys ariseing about the said Mandamus & your
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Petr. being
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iformed that the Refferees were resolved to disallow several just charges
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in your Petrs anots & espially some of them having deslared that no part of his Expences
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relateing to the said Mandmus shoud be by them allowd he your Petr. did not attend the
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said Refferees for the reasons aforesd.
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Yor petr. most humbly prays your Worshipps will be
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pleased to grant that his sd. Anots may be exaied & determined
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by this Court
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on
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Thursday the Eleventh day
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of this Prsen
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Genall quarter session of the peace
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and that all partys may be
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ordered to attend this Court to heard adide the small arbitramt.
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& determination of this County touching the prmes
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And yor petr shall every pray Etc.
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