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<p n="636">To the Worshipful his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ356">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo811">City & Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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. in their general<lb></lb>
quarter session of the peace assembled</p>
<p n="637">The humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n637-1">Samuel Attersol</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ357">Keeper</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo812"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo813">House<lb></lb>
of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo814">Tothill Fields</rs>
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<p n="638"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your petitioner was at the General Quarter Session of the peace held for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo815">City &<lb></lb>
Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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. on the seventh day of October 1741 chosen & appointed by your Worships<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ358">Master or Governor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo816"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo817">House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo818">Tothill fields</rs>
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</rs>
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<p n="639">That a Salary of fifty Pounds P Ann. has been constantly received from the several Parishes<lb></lb>
within the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo819">City & Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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. by your petitioners preDecessors until the statute made in<lb></lb>
the twelfth year of the reign of his Present Majesty Intituled An Act for the more easy assessing<lb></lb>
collecting and levying of County Rates Whereby it is Enacted that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ359">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
said City and Liberty shall have full power to appoint the Governor or Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo820">House of<lb></lb>
Correction</rs>
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within the said City and Liberty who shall have the sum of money Yearly as hath been<lb></lb>
accustomed for and towards the support & maintenance of the prisoners in his Custody Etc not<lb></lb>
exceeding fifty pounds by the Year and directs the Treasurer or Treasurers of the County of Middx<lb></lb>
to obey all Orders which shall be made by the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ360">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said Liberty or the<lb></lb>
greater part of them assembled in their general quarter session for the payment of any sum at<lb></lb>
sums of money for the allowance allotted to such Governor or Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo821">House of Correction</rs>
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<p n="640">That there is due to your petitioner twenty five pounds for half a years Salary from Lady<lb></lb>
Day last past to Michaelmas day last past</p>
<p n="641">Your petitioner therefore humbly prays your Worships to order<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n641-1">John Higgs</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50432_occ361">Treasurer</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50432_geo822">County of Middx</rs>
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to pay your<lb></lb>
Petitioner the said sum of twenty five pounds</p>
<p n="642">And your petitioner shall ever pray Etc.</p>
<p n="643"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50432_n643-1">Saml. Attersoll</rs>
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