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<p n="394">The Case of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50482_n394-1">Thomas Pingo</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50482_occ97">Engraver</rs>
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<p n="395">Mr. Pingo is call'd on, by Some Persons who call themselves a Court Leet<lb></lb>
to take upon him the Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50482_occ98">Headborough</rs>
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for <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50482_geo243">Satfron: hill</rs>
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Liberty in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50482_geo244">Parish of St Andrew Holborn</rs>
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-An Office for which he is most<lb></lb>
unfit, having had very weak Eyes for more than Twenty Years last<lb></lb>
paste, and on which Account he has been excused once by the<lb></lb>
Justices at the Sessions: And indeed the Duties of Headborough<lb></lb>
and Constable in Setting up once a Week for Two Years Successively<lb></lb>
might make him absolutely dark: For tho' Mr Pingo is a most<lb></lb>
industrious Man and has Wife and Eight Children dependent<lb></lb>
wholly or his Hand Labours, yet the Business of Engraving Strain<lb></lb>
the Eye so much, that he cannot do ¾ of the Work he might do<lb></lb>
was it not for these Infirmity, this Weakness of Sight</p>
<p n="396">But tho' Mr Pingo is unable to execute these noeturnal Offices<lb></lb>
himself, yet has he provided a Substitute. Vizt Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50482_n396-1">Thomas Watson</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50482_n396-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
, a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50482_occ99">Coal: Mercht</rs>
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residing in the same Liberty, a Man of Character<lb></lb>
who serv'd the Offices of Headborough and Constable These two<lb></lb>
last Years, with great Reputation, and to whom there can<lb></lb>
be no Objection, and therefore Mr Pingo prays that the said<lb></lb>
Mr Watson may be Sworn in in his room</p>
<p n="397">At place to be excused How far Ct will think they Gave Power to at that must<lb></lb>
to<obscured></obscured>
itted. Court has releived him once on this very Account, Has the<lb></lb>
Misfortune to have very weak lyes that Sitting up night be fatal. Does<lb></lb>
nor desire should be with our or proper Office is willing to tende a<lb></lb>
Substitute ready to be Sworn in to whom can be no Obcon.</p>
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