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To the Right Worppfull his Majties: Justices of
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the Peace for the
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Assembled at their Generall Quarter Sessions
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The humble Petition and Appeal of William
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Marple of the parish of St: James within the said Liberty
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of
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That yor Petr: together with Martin Ke
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James Redhead
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Thomas Whitehead
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Robert
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Hayes
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Robert Lane
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John Hyron
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Robert Holmes
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Inhabitants of the said Parish were
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by Warrant under the hands and Seals of
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John Tully
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John Ellis
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: Justices of the
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Peace for the said Citty and Liberty appointed
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Overseers of the Poor
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of the Parish of St:
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James Westmr: for the Year 1715 and
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John Gregson
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Richard Dee
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were then
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also Appointed Church Wardens of the said Parish & Joynt Overseers.
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That for the more Easy Gathering in the Mony by the said Overseers from the
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Inhabitants of the said Parish, the same Parish is divided into four Wards or districts
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in Each of which Wards, two Overseers are Appointed to Collect and Keep One Book of
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the Money received in Such Ward and Such Overseers generally Use to Pass their Accounts
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before two or more Justices in the Vestry of the said Parish Monthly
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That Yor: Petr: and the said
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Martin Keiton
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were appointed to Collect in that Ward
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called the
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Pall Mall
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Ward in the said Parish
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That the whole Accounts of all the said
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were laid before the Right Honble
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the Lord
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William Pawlett
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Sr:
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Edmund Prideaux
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Bart
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. The Honoble:
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Thomas Onslow
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Esqr.
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John Wilson
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: and
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Charles Medlicott
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:
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Justices of the Peace
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for the said Citty and
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Liberty & Inhabitants in and near the said Parish in Order for them or any two or three
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of them to Audit and Pass the same.
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That the Rt: Honble: Lord
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Wm: Parolett
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the said
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John Wilson
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&
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Charles Medlicott
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proceeded
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to Inspect yor: Petrs: and the other Overseers Accounts and notwithstanding it appeared to them
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that the said Petr: and the other Overseers were in Disburse for the Maintaining the Poor of
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of the said Parish in their said Office of Overseers above Eight hundred Pounds beyond
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their Receipts They without Allowing of the Same by their Warrant under their hands
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and Seals Dated the 21st: day of January 1716 Did Order Yor: Petr: to be Committed into the
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Custody
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of the Goaler of Newgate untill Seventy two pounds alledged to be in yor: Petrs:
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hands should be paid to the then present Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish and
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thereupon by Colour thereof Yor: Petr. was by Order of the said Justices taken into
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Custody
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of a Constable and kept a Prisoner till he paid Forty pounds and Gave Bond
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to the said
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Richard Dee
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for the payment of Thirty two Pounds All which
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Proceedings of the said Justices are illegall and yor: Petr: much Aggreived thereby
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Wherefore Yor: Petr: Humbly Appeals therefrom to the Judgment of
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this Honoble: Bench and humbly Prays that the same may be Sett aside and
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Yor: Petr: be Releived therein according to Law and Justice.
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And Yor. Petr: Shall Ever Pray Etc:
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