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<p n="162"> <obscured></obscured>
Rt Worshippfull his Majtes: Justices of the Peace<lb></lb>
for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50144_geo87">Middx</rs>
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<p n="163">The humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50144_n163-1">Joseph<lb></lb>
Whitney</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50144_geo88">St James<lb></lb>
Clerkenwell</rs>
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in the said County.</p>
<p n="164"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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<p n="165">That your Petitr: was by several of the Inhabitants of the<lb></lb>
said Parish last Weeke malltiously chosen to serve the Office of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50144_occ47">Scavenger</rs>
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therein But Forasmuch as your Petitr: having<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
ed but Two yeares in the said Parish and being aged<lb></lb>
above Sixty yeares and very Infirme and Diverse<lb></lb>
of his Neighours who have Lived many yeares in the<lb></lb>
said Parish not having as yett served the said Office<lb></lb>
Soe that your Petitioner humbly Conceives himselfe<lb></lb>
aggrieved</p>
<p n="166">Your Petitr. therefore humbly prays<lb></lb>
your Worshipps will be pleased to<lb></lb>
order that he may be Discharged.<lb></lb>
from serving the said Office And<lb></lb>
that such other Person may be<lb></lb>
Chosen in his Roome As unto<lb></lb>
yor: Worspps shall seeme Meete</p>
<p n="167">And yor: Petitr: shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="168"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50144_n168-99">Jos: Whitney</rs>
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