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<p n="272">To the Worshipful his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50736_occ131">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50736_geo417">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<p n="273">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50736_n273-1">John Bristow</rs>
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<p n="274"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That Your Petitioner was bred a Surveyor & has served<lb></lb>
many eminent Architects as a Clerk, particularly Mr. Leaoux<lb></lb>
Mr. Groyn & Mr. Wyats and has since them had many Year experience<lb></lb>
in practical Business and humbly conceives himself quallified<lb></lb>
do succeed the late Mr. Charles Since as Surveyor under the Act of<lb></lb>
Parliament for the district of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50736_geo418">St. Mary le Strand</rs>
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within the dutchy<lb></lb>
Court of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50736_geo419">Lancester</rs>
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, <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50736_geo420">Precinct of the Lavoy, Ely, Tents Hatton Garden<lb></lb>
Liberty & Saffron Hill</rs>
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but us to understands that his Grace<lb></lb>
the Duke of Northumberland has recommended another Person to be the<lb></lb>
Successor & it being the Wish of Many of his Respectable. Friend in this<lb></lb>
Commission, who had before promised him their Interest that no<lb></lb>
opposition be made to the inclination of his Grace he humbly persumes<lb></lb>
to declaine his solicitation for their Votes on this occasion but to request<lb></lb>
that upon the next Vaceney of the like nature they will honor him with<lb></lb>
encouragement that this Worshipful Court will remember him as a<lb></lb>
proper Person to meet with their Sanction & support</p>
<p n="275">And Your Petitioner shall ever Pray Etc</p>
<p n="276">Bristow<lb></lb>
Bupert Street</p>
<p n="277">Jany 11 1781</p>
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