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<p n="116">To the Worshipfull the Chairman and<lb></lb>
other His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50315_occ30">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo76">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50315_geo76" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
Its<lb></lb>
their General Sessions of the Peace at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo77">Hicks Hall</rs>
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now Assembled</p>
<p n="117">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50315_n117-1">Peter Humphrey</rs>
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</p>
<p n="118"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That Your Petitioner is an Inhabitant of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo78">Parish of St. Giles in the Fields</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50315_geo78" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in this County and at<lb></lb>
A Meeting of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo79">Justice's in the Division</rs>
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wherein he<lb></lb>
lives he was Among Others appointed <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50315_occ31">Surveyor of the<lb></lb>
Highways</rs>
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, the Performance of which office he is Entirely<lb></lb>
uncappble of Being upwards of three Score Years of Age<lb></lb>
And has been Very much Impaired in his Health by<lb></lb>
his Service in the Army haveing been in the Service<lb></lb>
for A Great part of the Reigne of Queen <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50315_n118-1">Ann King</rs>
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<lb></lb>
George the First and his present Majesty and is now<lb></lb>
an Invalid or Peationer at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50315_geo80">Chelsea</rs>
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And being of<lb></lb>
Forreigner Does Not understand the English<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
Languadge</p>
<p n="119">He therefore Humbly Prays he may be<lb></lb>
Discharged from Serveing the Said Office<lb></lb>
by this Court or otherwise that this<lb></lb>
Court will Please to Give Such Direction<lb></lb>
in the Case According to the Circumstances<lb></lb>
Above mentioned as to You Shall Seem<lb></lb>
Meet</p>
<p n="120">And Yor Petitioner Shall Ever Pray Etc</p>
<p n="121"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50315_n121-1">Peter Humpherys</rs>
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<lb></lb>
his<figure rend="mark"></figure>
marke</p>
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