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<p n="399"> Public Office, Shadwell.</p>
<p n="400"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50670_geo369">Middlesex</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
To wit.}</note>
<lb></lb>
Whereas <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50670_n400-1">John Whistler</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50670_occ144">Yeoman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of the Town of Hertford in the<lb></lb>
County of the said Town in this <lb></lb>
Twenty First Day of December<lb></lb>
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy six duly<lb></lb>
convicted before me, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50670_n400-2">John Sherwood</rs>
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Elq:<lb></lb>
One of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50670_occ145">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50670_geo370">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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upon the Oath of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50670_n400-3">Joseph Hallett</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a credible Witness, for that<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50670_n400-4">John Whistler</rs>
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on the Fourteenth<lb></lb>
Day of December aforesaid, did use a Waggon<lb></lb>
upon a certain publick Highway, in the Parish of <lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50670_geo371"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50670_geo372">Saint Leonard</rs>
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, <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50670_geo373">Shoreditch</rs>
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in the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50670_geo374">County of Middlesex</rs>
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on which said Waggon<lb></lb>
was no painted the Owners Christian and Surname<lb></lb>
and the place of his abode<lb></lb>
<lb></lb>
in large legible Lettersby reason<lb></lb>
whereof the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50670_n400-5">John Whistler</rs>
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hath<lb></lb>
forfeited the Sum of Five Pounds of lawful Money<lb></lb>
of Great-Britain.<lb></lb>
<lb></lb>
Now I the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50670_n400-6">John Sherwood</rs>
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do hereby require<lb></lb>
and order the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50670_n400-7">John Whistler</rs>
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to pay<lb></lb>
the said Sum of Five Pounds, in Six Days after he<lb></lb>
shall be served herewith. Dated at the Publick Office,<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50670_geo375">Shadwell</rs>
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, the Day and Year first above-written.</p>
<p n="401">To Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50670_n401-1">John Whistler</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50670_geo376">Hertford</rs>
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<p n="402">Served. 24th. Feby 1776</p>
<p n="403">(Copy)</p>
<p n="404"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50670_n404-1">Jno Sherwood</rs>
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