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<p n="656"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1696-7</note>
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To the Right Honoble Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15008_n656-1">Edwd. Clerke</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15008_occ265">Knt</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15008_occ266">Lord Maior</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15008_geo299">City<lb></lb>
of London</rs>
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And the Right Words. the Rest of his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15008_occ267">Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace</rs>
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att the Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace<lb></lb>
Assembled</p>
<p n="657">The humble petition & appeale of the Churchwardens of<lb></lb>
the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15008_geo300">St. John Wappinin</rs>
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ye County of Middx.</p>
<p n="658">Sheweth<lb></lb>
That one <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15008_n658-1">John Meredith</rs>
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with his wife and three children by Virtue of<lb></lb>
a Warrant under the hands and Seales of twoe of his Maties Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace of this City (one bein<obscured></obscured>
e Quor) were sent to yor Petrs.<lb></lb>
from the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15008_geo301">St. Gyles without Cripplegate</rs>
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London To be pvided<lb></lb>
for on the Oath of the said John Meredith that his last legall<lb></lb>
Settlement was in the parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15008_geo302">St. John Wapping</rs>
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where hee lived as<lb></lb>
a hired servant by the yeare with one Georg Cowderat after the rate of<lb></lb>
Five pounds wages p Annm Whereas in truth the said John Meredith<lb></lb>
never lived as a hired servant with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15008_n658-2">George Cowderat</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
space of Forty dayes</p>
<p n="659">Yor. Petr. humble suite to yor. Honors. and Worpps. is to<lb></lb>
hear them in the prmisses And to Quash the said Order<lb></lb>
made by the said two Justices And sent the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15008_n659-1">John<lb></lb>
Meredith</rs>
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with his wife & three children to the Church-<lb></lb>
wardens of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15008_geo303">St. Gyles wthout. Cripplegate</rs>
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To be pvided<lb></lb>
and mainteyned untill They can Free themselves thereof<lb></lb>
by the Law.</p>
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