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<p n="455"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
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To the Worshipfull his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ163">Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace</rs>
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for the Sd County in their General Quarter<lb></lb>
Session Assembled this <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50396_date72">6th day of July</rs>
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1749</p>
<p n="456">Whereas at the Last General Quarter of the<lb></lb>
Peace Holden for the sd County, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n456-1">William Devonshire</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50396_geo447">South Mims</rs>
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was Recommended (by us whose Names<lb></lb>
are hereto Subscribed his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50396_occ164">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the sd County) as a Proper Person to Serve the Office<lb></lb>
of High Constable for the Hundred of Edmonton in the<lb></lb>
sd County in the Place & Stead of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n456-2">Henry Hill</rs>
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who<lb></lb>
Prays to be Discharged from the sd Office. But<lb></lb>
Forasmuch as it hath been Signified to Us that the<lb></lb>
sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n456-3">William Devonshire</rs>
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was Not approved on by reason<lb></lb>
of his Keeping a Publick Ale & Victualing House<lb></lb>
We do therefore Recommend <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n456-4">Francis Lee</rs>
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as a very<lb></lb>
Fit & Proper Person to Serve the sd Office dated the<lb></lb>
Day & year above Written.</p>
<p n="457">D Heckstetter<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50396_n457-2">Rd Hassell</rs>
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