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The Parish of
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St. Leonard Shoreditch
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at a late
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Vestry have elected Mr
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Wm. Garratt
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to serve as Constable
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for the Liberty of
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Hoxton
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in that Parish for the Year 1762.
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Mr. Garrott is 68 Years old & very infirm being
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troubled wth. an Asthma & has besides a very bad Rupture
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in so much that he hardly ever stirs abroad & is most
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Particularly at this Time (when it's expected yt. in
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the Course of his Duty he must execute Press Warrants
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a most improper presents serve this Office & is besides a
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Schoolmaster
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The parish finding yt. he is resolved not
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to submit to the usual Imposition of a paying a Time
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to be excused from serving the Office seem willing to
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consent to the Election being avoid one
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And therefore
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please to move this Morning yt. he may be discharged
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& some of the Officers of the parish who will be there have
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promised to consent to it.
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If the Bench chuwit Mr. Garriatt will swear
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to the Truth of these Facts But if the parish shod.
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break their Faith with us & refuse to consent to own
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discharge please to get the Matter put off to day & we will
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be prepared with proper proof of these Facts by tomorrow
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Mr. Garratt is in Court.
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