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<p n="508">To the Worshipful the Chairman, and the rest<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50742_occ101">Justices of the Peace</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_occ101" type="occupation" value="Justices of the Peace"></interp>
for the County of Middx,</p>
<p n="509">The Humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50742_n509-1">William Squire</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_n509-1" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_n509-1" type="surname" value="Squire"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_n509-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="510"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That your Petitioner is of the Age of<lb></lb>
Sixty two Years<del>of Age</del>
and is now<lb></lb>
retired thro' Infirmity and age</p>
<p n="511">That your Petitioner was on the 6th,<lb></lb>
day of June last chozen by the Court Leet<lb></lb>
held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo199">End field</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_geo199" type="placeName" value="End field"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_geo199" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the Co. of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50742_geo200">Middx</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_geo200" type="placeName" value="Middx"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_geo200" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
,<lb></lb>
as a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50742_occ102">Constable</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_occ102" type="occupation" value="Constable"></interp>
or <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50742_occ103">Headborough</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50742_occ103" type="occupation" value="Headborough"></interp>
for the<lb></lb>
said Parish</p>
<p n="512">That your Petitioner being of such<lb></lb>
Age of Sixty two Years and being rather<lb></lb>
infirm and having now a Substitute<lb></lb>
ready</p>
<p n="513">Your Petitioner Humbly Prays<lb></lb>
that he may be allowed to<lb></lb>
find such Substitute, and that there<lb></lb>
his Age and Infirmity's he may<lb></lb>
be discharged from such office as<lb></lb>
Head bore or Constable,</p>
<p n="514">And Yr. Petr, as in duty<lb></lb>
bound will ever Pray Etc</p>
<p n="515">W Squire</p>
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