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<p n="56">To the Worshipfull his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65441_occ17">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the City and Liberty of Westmr. in their General<lb></lb>
Quarter Session Assembled.</p>
<p n="57">The Humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65441_n57-1">Samuel Attersole</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65441_occ18">Keeper</rs>
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of the House of Correction at <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65441_geo20">Tothill fields</rs>
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<p n="58"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth.</note>
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That your Petitioner was at the General Quarter Session of the peace held for the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65441_geo21">City and Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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. on the Seventh day of October 1741 chosen and appointed by<lb></lb>
your Worships Master or Governour of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65441_geo22">House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65441_geo23">Tothill fields</rs>
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<p n="59">That a Sallary of £50. P Ann. had been constantly reced from the several parishes<lb></lb>
within the said City and Liberty of Westmr. by your Petitioners predecessors untill the Statute<lb></lb>
made in the Twelfth Year of the Reign of his present Majesty Intituled an Act for the more<lb></lb>
easy assessing Collecting and Levying of County Rates whereby it is Enacted that the Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace for the said City and Liberty shall have full power to appoint the <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65441_occ19">Governour</rs>
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or Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65441_geo24">House of Correction</rs>
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within the said City and Liberty who shall have the<lb></lb>
Sum of money Yearly as hath been accustomed for and towards the Support and Maintenance<lb></lb>
of the prisoners in his Custody Etc not exceeding £50. by the Year and direct the Treasurer or<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65441_occ20">Treasureres of the County</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65441_geo25">Middx</rs>
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to obey all orders which shall be made by the said Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace for the said City and Liberty or the greater part of them assembled in their<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
General Quarter Sessions for the payment of any sum or sums of money for the<lb></lb>
allowance allotted to such Governour or Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65441_geo26">House of Correction</rs>
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<p n="60">That there is due to your petitioner Twenty Five pounds for half a Years Sallary<lb></lb>
from Michealmas last past to Lady day last past</p>
<p n="61">Your Petitioner therefore Most Humbly prays your<lb></lb>
Worships to Order Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65441_n61-1">John Higgs</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65441_occ21">Treasurer</rs>
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of the Co<obscured></obscured>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65441_geo27">Middlesex</rs>
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to pay to your petitioner the said sum of<obscured></obscured>
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Twenty Five pounds</p>
<p n="62">And your Petitioner shall ever Pray Etc.</p>
<p n="63">Saml. Attersoll</p>
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