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<p n="28"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Civitas Burgus &<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65353_geo8">Villa Westmr</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
Com Middx}</note>
<lb></lb>
Sessio pacis Octobr 1713</p>
<p n="29">Whereas Since the last Genall Quarter Sessions of the peace holden for this City & Libty<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n29-1">William Elderton</rs>
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late Cryer of this Court of Quarter Sessions for the Said City & Libty &<lb></lb>
alsoe late <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ19">Governour</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65353_geo9">house of Correccon</rs>
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in & for the Same City & Libty is deced<lb></lb>
And the Said Severall Offices of Cryer & Governour of the House of Correccon being<lb></lb>
now void Her Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ20">Justices of peace</rs>
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of & for the City & Libty aforesaid now<lb></lb>
assembled in Genall Quarter Sessions aforesaid considering of Some proper For<lb></lb>
or persons to Supply the Said Offices and Senall Petitions of Several persons were<lb></lb>
exhibited to the Said Justices praying that they may be admitted to the Sd Offices<lb></lb>
or Offices And a petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n29-2">Elizabeth Elderton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ21">widdow</rs>
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of the above named <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n29-3">Wm.<lb></lb>
Elderton</rs>
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was alsoe prsented and read Setting forth her calamitons condicon by<lb></lb>
the death of her Said husband his haveing laid out one hundred pounds and<lb></lb>
upwards in the Improvement & repair of the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65353_geo10">house of Correccon</rs>
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in his life<lb></lb>
time & of her being left with two Small Children in a very low Condition<lb></lb>
and praying the Said Justices to releive her in Such manner as to them Should<lb></lb>
Seem meet And the Said Justices duely weighing & considering the case &<lb></lb>
condicon of the Said Widdow proposed to the Said Candidates Petrs for the Said<lb></lb>
Office or Offices & before any their Election to the Same That if they or any of<lb></lb>
them Should be chosen to the Said Office or Offices he or they Should consent & be<lb></lb>
willing to make Such allowances to the Said Widdow as they the Said Justices<lb></lb>
Should think fitt to appoint To which the Said Severall Candidates & Petrs did<lb></lb>
consent & agree And Whereas <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n29-4">Lawrence Randall</rs>
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is now chosen Cryer of the<lb></lb>
Court of Quarter Sessions for this City & Libty & to have the Fees & perquisites<lb></lb>
thereunto belonging And <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n29-5">Thomas Evans</rs>
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is chosen Governour of the house<lb></lb>
of Correccon in & for the Said City & Libty and to have the Fees and perquisites<lb></lb>
to the Same Office of Governour belonging This Court doth think fitt & it is<lb></lb>
accordingly ordered by content That the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n29-6">Elizabeth Elderton</rs>
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be allowed & Shall have<lb></lb>
one halfe of the Fees & proffitts of & belonging to the Said Severall Offices of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ22">Cryer of the Court</rs>
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of Quarter Sessions and Governour of the house of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65353_geo11">Correccon for</rs>
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& dureing the Term of Two Years comencing from Michael<lb></lb>
last That the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n29-7">Elizabeth Elderton</rs>
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Shall have Liberty to be & continue<lb></lb>
in he dwelling house of the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65353_geo12">house of Correccon</rs>
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untill Christmas day<lb></lb>
now next ensueing So that the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n29-8">Thomas Evans</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65353_occ23">Governour</rs>
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of the Said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65353_geo13">house of Correccon</rs>
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now chosen have in the mean time Some one Room or<lb></lb>
Conveniency in the Said dwelling house for the more carefull & faithfull<lb></lb>
discharge of his Said Office And that if the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65353_n29-9">Eliz: Elderton</rs>
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Shall think fitt<lb></lb>
in the Same time and until Christmas next as aforesaid to Sell & utter<lb></lb>
any Bread Beer Ale or other liquors or victuall to & among the Prisoners<lb></lb>
in the Said <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65353_geo14">house of Correccon</rs>
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or other persons resorting thereto that then</p>
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