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<p n="4">To the Right Worppfull his Majties: Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65346_geo2">Citty & Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Assembled at their Generall Quarter Sessions</p>
<p n="5">The humble Petition and Appeal of William<lb></lb>
Marple of the parish of St: James within the said Liberty<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65346_geo3">Westminster</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65346_occ1">Victualler</rs>
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</p>
<p n="6"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That yor Petr: together with Martin Ke<obscured></obscured>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n6-99">James Redhead</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n6-1">Thomas Whitehead</rs>
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Robert<lb></lb>
Hayes <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n6-2">Robert Lane</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n6-3">John Hyron</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n6-4">Robert Holmes</rs>
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Inhabitants of the said Parish were<lb></lb>
by Warrant under the hands and Seals of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n6-5">John Tully</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n6-6">John Ellis</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65346_occ2">Esqrs</rs>
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: Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the said Citty and Liberty appointed <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65346_occ3">Overseers of the Poor</rs>
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of the Parish of St:<lb></lb>
James Westmr: for the Year 1715 and <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n6-7">John Gregson</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n6-8">Richard Dee</rs>
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were then<lb></lb>
also Appointed Church Wardens of the said Parish & Joynt Overseers.</p>
<p n="7">That for the more Easy Gathering in the Mony by the said Overseers from the<lb></lb>
Inhabitants of the said Parish, the same Parish is divided into four Wards or districts<lb></lb>
in Each of which Wards, two Overseers are Appointed to Collect and Keep One Book of<lb></lb>
the Money received in Such Ward and Such Overseers generally Use to Pass their Accounts<lb></lb>
before two or more Justices in the Vestry of the said Parish Monthly</p>
<p n="8">That Yor: Petr: and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n8-1">Martin Keiton</rs>
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were appointed to Collect in that Ward<lb></lb>
called the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65346_geo4">Pall Mall</rs>
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Ward in the said Parish</p>
<p n="9">That the whole Accounts of all the said <obscured></obscured>
were laid before the Right Honble<lb></lb>
the Lord <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n9-1">William Pawlett</rs>
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Sr: <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n9-2">Edmund Prideaux</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65346_occ4">Bart</rs>
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. The Honoble: <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n9-3">Thomas Onslow</rs>
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Esqr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n9-4">John Wilson</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65346_occ5">Esqr</rs>
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: and <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n9-5">Charles Medlicott</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65346_occ6">Esqr</rs>
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: <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65346_occ7">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said Citty and<lb></lb>
Liberty & Inhabitants in and near the said Parish in Order for them or any two or three<lb></lb>
of them to Audit and Pass the same.</p>
<p n="10">That the Rt: Honble: Lord <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n10-1">Wm: Parolett</rs>
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the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n10-2">John Wilson</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n10-3">Charles Medlicott</rs>
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proceeded<lb></lb>
to Inspect yor: Petrs: and the other Overseers Accounts and notwithstanding it appeared to them<lb></lb>
that the said Petr: and the other Overseers were in Disburse for the Maintaining the Poor of<lb></lb>
of the said Parish in their said Office of Overseers above Eight hundred Pounds beyond<lb></lb>
their Receipts They without Allowing of the Same by their Warrant under their hands<lb></lb>
and Seals Dated the 21st: day of January 1716 Did Order Yor: Petr: to be Committed into the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65346_occ8">Custody</rs>
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of the Goaler of Newgate untill Seventy two pounds alledged to be in yor: Petrs:<lb></lb>
hands should be paid to the then present Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish and<lb></lb>
thereupon by Colour thereof Yor: Petr. was by Order of the said Justices taken into<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65346_occ9">Custody</rs>
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of a Constable and kept a Prisoner till he paid Forty pounds and Gave Bond<lb></lb>
to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n10-4">Richard Dee</rs>
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for the payment of Thirty two Pounds All which<lb></lb>
Proceedings of the said Justices are illegall and yor: Petr: much Aggreived thereby</p>
<p n="11">Wherefore Yor: Petr: Humbly Appeals therefrom to the Judgment of<lb></lb>
this Honoble: Bench and humbly Prays that the same may be Sett aside and<lb></lb>
Yor: Petr: be Releived therein according to Law and Justice.</p>
<p n="12">And Yor. Petr: Shall Ever Pray Etc:</p>
<p n="13"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65346_n13-1">William Marple</rs>
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