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<p n="4"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
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To the Churchwardens and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50541_occ3">Overseas of the Poor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50541_geo7">Parish of St. James Clerkenwell</rs>
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in the <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50541_geo8">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and also to all Constables and Headboroughs within same Parish especially to <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50541_n4-1">John Farmer</rs>
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<p n="5">We Whose names and Seals are hereunto set being two of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50541_occ4">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50541_geo9">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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(residing and Acting in the Division of Finsbury and Dwelling in or near the said Parish one of <lb></lb>
us being of the Quorum) having received the Complaint of you the said Churchwardens and Overseas of the<lb></lb>
Poor that the several of the Inhabitants and Occupiers of Houses Lands and other Rateable Tenements<lb></lb>
within your said Parish, residing in that part or District of the said Parish called the lower side, whose names<lb></lb>
are contained in the schedule hereunto annexed, have refused and made default and still refuse to pay or<lb></lb>
contribute the sums of Money respectively rated and Assessed upon them by a certain Rate made in pursuance <lb></lb>
of the statues in that Case provided which Sums are Set down against their respective names, not with standing<lb></lb>
the said Sums have been duly Demanded (The said complaint being verified upon Oath) Do hereby Authorize<lb></lb>
required and command you the said Churchwardens and Overseers and also you and every of you the said <lb></lb>
Constables and Head boroughs forth with to Warm and summon each and every of the said Defaulters to appear <lb></lb>
Personally before us and others our Fellows Justices Action and Dwelling as a foresaid at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50541_geo10">Hicks Hall in saint<lb></lb>
John Sheet</rs>
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in the Parish of saint Sepulchre in the said County (being the next adjoining Parish to your said<lb></lb>
Parish) On Tuesday next being the Fourth day of December next by Eleven of the Clock in the Forenoon to shew <lb></lb>
Cause if any they have why they so refuse to pay and contribute the sums charged and Taxed upon them<lb></lb>
respectively And give them further Notice that if they do not Appear and shew sufficient Cause as aforesaid <lb></lb>
the several Sums from them due will be levied upon their, respective goods and for Defect of such dishess they <lb></lb>
will be respively committed to his Majesty's gaol of Newgate being the comon Gaol of this County there to remain<lb></lb>
without Bail or main prize until Payment of the said sums and<obscured></obscured>
as the statute in that<lb></lb>
behalf requires and for your so doing this shall be your warrant therefore fail not to give such notice or<lb></lb>
Warning nor to give us a huo return in writing at the day and hour and place a forward in what manner<lb></lb>
you shall have executed this precept at your Peril given at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50541_geo11">Hicks Hall</rs>
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aforsaid the Thirteenth day of <lb></lb>
November in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Sixty Four and in the Fourth year of the <lb></lb>
Regin of King George the Third by the grace of God over great Britain Etc</p>
<p n="6"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50541_n6-1">Benj : Cowley</rs>
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