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To the Worshipful His Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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in their
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General Quarter Session of the Peace Assembled
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WE The Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Saint Luke
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Chelsea in the said County whose names are hereunto subscribed
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and set
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Humbly Certify to this Court that on the twenty Ninth day of June last WE the said
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Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor by virtue of the within Warrant entered into the
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upon the House or Tenement within mentioned now in the Tenure, or Occupation of
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David
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Egleton
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Situate in
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near the Church in the said Parish and then and their
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demanded of him the said
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David Egleton
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payment of the Sum of Two Pounds and Session
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Shillings being Rent for the said House or Tenement for one Quarter of a Year ending at
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Midsummer day now last past Wr the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor
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intending to apply and dispose of the same as in and by the said within Written Warrant
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is directed And We further Certify to this Court that upon our entering into the said
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House or Tenement as aforesaid for the purpose aforesaid the said
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David Egleton
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then and
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there declared to us the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor that he had previously
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paid the said Rent or Sum of Two Pounds and fifteen Shillings to the within named
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John
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Kerr
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But he the said
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David Egleton
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then and there refused to shew us a discharge for the
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said Rent or Sum of Two Pounds and fifteen Shillings or for any part thereof from the said
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John Kerr
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or any Person or Persons authorized by the said
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to receive the said
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Rent and give such discharge for the same Although We then and there reguested him
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the said
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David Egleton
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to shew as such discharge Therefore we have great Reason to
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believe that the said
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David Egleton
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hath not paid the said Rent or Sum of Two Pounds
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and fifteen shillings but that the same is now in Arrear and unpaid And Wr the
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said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor being willing and inclined to Execute the
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with in Warrant according to the intent and Meaning thereof, and apprehending that, we
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cannot be duly authorized so to do Unless the said Warrant shall be previously confirmed
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by this Court
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Therefore WE the said Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor most
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humbly Pray that this Court will be pleased to Confirm the said within
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written Warrant. And that this Court will also be pleased to make an
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Order for us the said Churwardens and Overseers of the Poor to receive the Rent
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of the said House or Tenement belonging to the said
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and in the Tenure or
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Occupation of the said
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David Egleton
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as aforesaid And that the said
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David
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may be Ordered to attend this Court on some day in this present Session
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to shew Cause why he should not be Ordered to pay unto us the said Churchwardens
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and Overseers of the Poor or to some or one of us Such part of the said Rent
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now due or hereafter to become due for or on Account of the said House or
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Tenement as this Court shall think fit for the purposes in the
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said within written warrant mentioned and expressed
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Joseph Newsham
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Luke Cade
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Chas. Slater
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