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To the Right Worshipfull his Majesties
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The Humble Petition of
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John Mereyett
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Sheweth
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That Your Petitioner for these Five Years last past hath Executed the
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within the Said Hundred
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That Your Petitioner's own Affairs requiring him to be every much from home
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And the Executing the Said Office being of great detriment to his And having
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accounted & Paid to your Worshipps Treasurers all Such Moneys as he hath received
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by Virtue of his said Office.
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Humbly Prays Your Worshipps will Please to discharge him
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from his Said Office and appoint Some fitt & able Person in his
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Room & Stead (A sist of Such Persons being hereunder written)
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Alexander Battle
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John Akam
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Wee whose hands are underwritten being two of his Majesties
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John Merryett
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