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<p n="205">To the Right worshipfull his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the County of Middx in the<lb></lb>
General Quarter Sessions of the peace assembled</p>
<p n="206">The Humble petition and appeal of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50206_n206-1">William Freshwater</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_n206-1" type="surname" value="FRESHWATER"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_n206-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50206_occ52">Churchwarden</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50206_geo67">St James & at Clerkenwell</rs>
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in the said County</p>
<p n="207"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="208">That your Petitioner was <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50206_occ53">Churchwarden</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_occ53" type="occupation" value="Churchwarden"></interp>
of the said parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50206_geo68">St James & Clerkenwell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_geo68" type="placeName" value="St James & Clerkenwell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50206_geo68" type="type" value="parish"></interp>
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for the year last past & that soon after the expiration of his said Office he did lay an account<lb></lb>
of the money received and disbursed on account of the poor of the sd. parish before two of his<lb></lb>
Majestys Justices of the peace for the said County of Middx resideing within the Division of Finsbury<lb></lb>
Quor Un us who on examining his sd. Accounts were pleased to allow of & confirm the same<lb></lb>
not withstanding which diverse Inhitants of teh said parish appealed to have the sd. And itt<lb></lb>
& confirmation of his accots vacated & paid open And there upon obtained an Order at the<lb></lb>
last Genall Quarter Sessions whereby the petr accots. were referred to the Justices of the peace<lb></lb>
of the Division of Fuisbury to receiv & report the same to this Honoble Court But for as<lb></lb>
much as during the time of your Petrs serving the said office & more espeically toward the<lb></lb>
latter End of the said year he had laid out & disburst for teh use of the poor of the sd. parish<lb></lb>
over & above the money by him reced for that purpose ye Sum of One Hundred & Fifty<lb></lb>
pounds & upwards whereby he was forced to have a Rate made for the same but ye dustue<obscured></obscured>
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of the sd. Division<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Bench & obtained his Matys Writt of Mandamus to obllgs them<obscured></obscured>
same 10th<obscured></obscured>
ned<lb></lb>
some extraordinary expence by reason of such their refusall & it so happening that a Justice<lb></lb>
of the peace white that are was depending coming to live in the said Division & is sume gone<lb></lb>
who confirmed the said Rate & some dificultys ariseing about the said Mandamus & your<lb></lb>
Petr. being<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
iformed that the Refferees were resolved to disallow several just charges<lb></lb>
in your Petrs anots & espially some of them having deslared that no part of his Expences<lb></lb>
relateing to the said Mandmus shoud be by them allowd he your Petr. did not attend the<lb></lb>
said Refferees for the reasons aforesd.</p>
<p n="209">Yor petr. most humbly prays your Worshipps will be<lb></lb>
pleased to grant that his sd. Anots may be exaied & determined<lb></lb>
by this Court<del>on <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50206_date47">Thursday the Eleventh day</rs>
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of this Prsen<lb></lb>
Genall quarter session of the peace</del>
and that all partys may be<lb></lb>
ordered to attend this Court to heard adide the small arbitramt.<lb></lb>
& determination of this County touching the prmes</p>
<p n="210">And yor petr shall every pray Etc.</p>
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