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<p n="937">To the Right Worppll: his Maties Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace for the County of Middlx.</p>
<p n="938">The humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50154_n938-1">Mathew Deane</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50154_geo371">Pish of St:<lb></lb>
Leonard Shoreditch</rs>
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in the Sd County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50154_occ223">Carpenter</rs>
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<p n="939"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Peticoners late Father <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50154_n939-1">Mathew Deane</rs>
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Deced<lb></lb>
served the Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50154_occ224">Churchwarden</rs>
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of the Sd Pish in the<lb></lb>
Yeare of our Lord Seaventeen hundred & eleaven in<lb></lb>
which time your Petrs: Sd late Father then disbursed<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
paid the Sum of One hundred Seaventy Seaven Pounds<lb></lb>
& Six Pence towards the reliefe of the poor of & putting<lb></lb>
forth poor Children Apprentices & other Incident Charges<lb></lb>
relateing to his Sd Office Over & above what he Reced of<lb></lb>
& from ye Inhabitants of the Sd Pish; as will & doth appeare<lb></lb>
by his Accompts being fairely adjusted &Setled by<lb></lb>
Several of the chief & most Substantiall Inhabitants of<lb></lb>
the Sd Pish & approved of allowed & Confirm'd under<lb></lb>
the hands & Seales of such two Justices of the Peace for<lb></lb>
the Sd County as the Statute directs And that your Petr: hath<lb></lb>
very often applyed himselfe to the Officers & other<lb></lb>
Inhabitants of the Sd Pish to be reimbursed ye Sd Sume<lb></lb>
of One hundred & Seaventy Seaven Pounds & Six Pence<lb></lb>
& although Several Arreares of the poors Rate for ye<lb></lb>
Sd Year 1711 within the Sd Pish could not be collected<lb></lb>
within the Year but have since been collected & reced<lb></lb>
by the late Churchwarden & Overseer of the poor of the Sd<lb></lb>
Parish & although a Rate was made about Michelmas last<lb></lb>
past on purpose to reimburse your Petr: the full Sume of<lb></lb>
One hundred Seaventy Seaven Pounds & Six Pence<lb></lb>
but the greatest part of that Rate was Converted to other<lb></lb>
Uses & your Peticoner never could get one Penny untill the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50154_date120">Ninth day of March last past</rs>
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when one of the late Church<lb></lb>
Wardens paid him thereof Seaventy Seaven Pounds & Six Pence<lb></lb>
but that there now doth & Still remains due to you Petr: ye<lb></lb>
Sume of One hundred Pounds & that for want of the Sd<lb></lb>
Money Your Peticoner now doth & hath ever since the Death<lb></lb>
of his Sd Late Father to whome he is Administr: paid Six<lb></lb>
Pounds P Cent P Anno for One hundred Pounds which<lb></lb>
he was forced to Borrow for his Support to Manage &<lb></lb>
Carry on his Buisness.</p>
<p n="940">Yor Petr therefor humbly prays an Order of this Honable: Court that he may<lb></lb>
be payed the Sd Sume of One hundred Pounds by such ways & means<lb></lb>
as to your Worsps: shall seem meet.</p>
<p n="941">And your Peticoner shall ever pray Etc</p>
<p n="942"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50154_n942-1">Mathew Deane</rs>
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