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<p n="1">To the Worshipful the Chairman and the rest of the Justices at the Sessions of<lb></lb>
the peace held at <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65456_geo1">Westminster</rs>
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for the City and Liberties thereof the 11th. Day<lb></lb>
of October 1751.</p>
<p n="2">The humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65456_n2-1">Edward Simmons</rs>
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late a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65456_occ1">Constable</rs>
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for the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65456_geo2">St. Paul Covent Garden</rs>
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</p>
<p n="3"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Humbly sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That on the 4th. day of July 1750 a Warrant<lb></lb>
under the hand and Seal of G: Fouaie <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65456_occ2">Esqr</rs>
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one of his Majesty's Justices of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65456_n3-2">James Ridgby</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65456_n3-4">Susanna</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65456_occ3">Wife</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65456_n3-3">Patience</rs>
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his Child three <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65456_occ4">Vagrants</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65456_geo3">parish of Ridge</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65456_geo4">Hertfordshire</rs>
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; That in Obedience to Said Warrant and<lb></lb>
by Vertue thereof Your Petr. delivered the said three Vagrants at the Said<lb></lb>
parish As appeares by a Receipt on the Back of the said Warrant in<lb></lb>
Your petr's. hands ready to produce; That by said Warrant Your Petr.<lb></lb>
was allowed twenty Shillings for his Trouble and Expence That Your<lb></lb>
petr often applyed to Mr Cairns the <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65456_occ5">high Constable</rs>
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for the said Twenty<lb></lb>
Shillings allowed by the said Warrant to your petr for his Trouble and<lb></lb>
Expence in Conveying them to Ridge as aforesaid, But the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65456_occ6">high Constable</rs>
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<lb></lb>
refused to pay Your petr the said twenty Shillings to the great prejudica<lb></lb>
of Your petr.</p>
<p n="4">May it therefore please Your Worships to<lb></lb>
to take Your petrs Case into your Consideration<lb></lb>
And Out of Your Accustomed Goodness Order<lb></lb>
Your petr to be paid the said twenty Shillings<lb></lb>
allowed him by the said Warrant for his<lb></lb>
Trouble and Expence And Your petr as in Duty<lb></lb>
bound</p>
<p n="5">will Ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="6">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65456_n6-1">Edward<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Simmons</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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