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<p n="123">To the Worshipfull His Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50202_occ33">Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo63">County of Middlesex</rs>
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:</p>
<p n="124">The Humble Petition of <del>Richard</del>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50202_n124-4">WM. Lovett</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50202_n124-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50202_n124-1">Samuell<lb></lb>
Bradley</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50202_n124-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50202_n124-2">James Noades</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50202_n124-3">Theophilus Prosser</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50202_n124-3" type="surname" value="Prosser"></interp>
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. Constables of<lb></lb>
the Dutchy of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo64">Lancaster</rs>
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in the said County of Middx</p>
<p n="125"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
<lb></lb>
That the Liberty of the Dutchy of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo65">Lancaster</rs>
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in the said<lb></lb>
County for a Great many Years last past had a convenient Watch House<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo66">the strand</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo67">somersett House</rs>
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which stood upon part of the Ground<lb></lb>
where the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo68">New Church</rs>
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now stands and by the Commissioners was ordered<lb></lb>
to be pulled down.</p>
<p n="126">That since the said Watch House was pulled downe the<lb></lb>
Constables were for sometime obliged to keep their Watch House in the Church<lb></lb>
House of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo69">Parish of St. Clements</rs>
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Danes in the said Liberty for distant<lb></lb>
from the place were Comitted in the Streets; and for some time past the<lb></lb>
irregularityes were Comitted in the Streets; and for some time past the<lb></lb>
Constables of the said Liberty have been obliged to keep their Watch in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo70">Round House in Strand Lane</rs>
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in the said Liberty farr out of the hearing<lb></lb>
of any Noise or publick Clamours in the Streets.</p>
<p n="127">That lately <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50202_n127-1">James Brett</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50202_n127-1" type="surname" value="Brett"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50202_n127-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Esquire Secretary to his<lb></lb>
Grace the Duke of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo71">Portland</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50202_geo71" type="placeName" value="Portland"></interp>
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was Robbed and Barberously Wounded<lb></lb>
near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50202_geo72">Somersett house</rs>
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and had the Watch house been in the place where<lb></lb>
it formerly stood or had the Constables been in the hearing of the Noise in<lb></lb>
the publick Streets the same might probably have been prevented.</p>
<p n="128">Your Petitioners Therefore most hundlg<lb></lb>
pray your Worshipps to take the pr, misses<lb></lb>
into your Consideration and give such<lb></lb>
directions therein as to your Worshipps<lb></lb>
shall seem most propee</p>
<p n="129">And your Petitioner. shall ever pray etc</p>
<p n="130"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50202_n130-1">William Lovett</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50202_n130-2">Saml. Bradley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50202_n130-3">James Nodes</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50202_n130-4">Theo. Prosser</rs>
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.</p>
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