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<p n="48">To the Worshipfull his Majestys Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65438_geo30">City & Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in their General Quarter Session Assembled</p>
<p n="49"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Petitioner was at the General Quarter Session of the<lb></lb>
Peace held for the City & Liberty of Westmr: on the Seventh day of<lb></lb>
October 1741 Chosen & appointed by your Worships Master or<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65438_occ20">Governour</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65438_geo31">House of Correction</rs>
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at Tothill Feilds</p>
<p n="50">That a Sallary of £50 P ann had been constantly reced from the<lb></lb>
several parishes within the sd City & Liberty of Westmr: by your Petitioner<lb></lb>
predecessors untill the Statute made in the Twelfth year of the reign<lb></lb>
of his present Majestye Intituled an Act for the more easy Assessing<lb></lb>
Collecting & Levying of County rates whereby it is Enacted that the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65438_occ21">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the sd: City and Liberty shall have full power<lb></lb>
to appoint the Governour or master of the House of Correction within<lb></lb>
the sd: City & Liberty<lb></lb>
<lb></lb>
who shall have the sum of Money yearly as hath been<lb></lb>
accustomed for & towards the Support & Maintenance of the<lb></lb>
Prisoners in his Custody Etc not exceeding £50. by the year & direct<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65438_occ22">Treasurer</rs>
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or Treasurers of the County of Middx to obey all orders<lb></lb>
which shall be made by the sd. <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65438_occ23">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the sd. City<lb></lb>
& Liberty or the Greaver part of them Assembled in their General<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions for the payment of any Sum or Sums of Money<lb></lb>
for the Allowance allotted to such Governour or master of the House<lb></lb>
of Correction</p>
<p n="51">That there is due to your Petitioner Twenty five pounds for<lb></lb>
half a years Sallary from Lady day last past to Michaelmas last<lb></lb>
past</p>
<p n="52">Your Petitioner therefore most Humble<lb></lb>
Prays your Worships to order Mr: John<lb></lb>
Higgs Treasurer of the County of Middx<lb></lb>
to pay to your Petitioner the sd: sum of<lb></lb>
Twenty five Pounds</p>
<p n="53">& your Petitioner shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="54"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65438_n54-1">Saml. Attersell</rs>
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