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<p n="402">To the Kings most excellent Majesty</p>
<p n="403">The humble Address of your Majesties J<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50244_occ157">ustices of the peace</rs>
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for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50244_geo312"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50244_geo313">Middlesex</rs>
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assembled in their Generall Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions held at Hicks hall</rs>
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by adjournmt orthe <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50244_date98">10th day of July 1727</rs>
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<p n="404">Most gracious Sovereign<lb></lb>
Wee your Majesties most faithfull and legall Subjects the Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
of this County<lb></lb>
beg leave, in the most dutyfull manner, to give your Majesty this publick Testimony,<lb></lb>
of our sorrow and Concerne for the Deeth of our late Gracious Sovereigne, and<lb></lb>
of the Satisfaction and pleasure, with which our Hearts are fill'd, on your<lb></lb>
Majesties Accession to the Imperiale Town of these Kingdomes. wee doe<lb></lb>
with the Sincerest Joy, congratulate your Majesty, wee own and be cognize<lb></lb>
your most just and rightfull title, and wee find ourselves inexpressibly<lb></lb>
happy, under the Government of a Prince, possess of<obscured></obscured>
all the vertues, wch.<lb></lb>
can adorne the shrone, or bless his Subjects. A Prince, who knowes,<lb></lb>
that the wellfare of the people is the cheife, and the most noble End of<lb></lb>
Government, and that true Glory is only to be acquir'd by doing Good<lb></lb>
to Mankind. Your Majesty is already invested our Sovereigne,<lb></lb>
with all the perogatives necessary to these great Ends, and you will find<lb></lb>
yourselfe under noe Restraints from our Lawes and Constitution to which<lb></lb>
you are not antecedently confin'd by your<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Innare Goodness, and<lb></lb>
generous Sentiments in favour of your Subjects, soe graciously expressed in<lb></lb>
your be all declarations fate<del>faith</del>
in Councel is<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in Parliament<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
The<lb></lb>
Assurances wee have thereby received of your Paternall Affection, you<lb></lb>
strict Regard to vertue and Justice, your<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
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