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<p n="33">To the Worshipfull his Majties <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65421_occ11">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the City & Liberty of Westmr. in their General Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions Assembled in April 1741</p>
<p n="34">The Humble Peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65421_n34-1">Walter Brett</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65421_occ12">Keeper</rs>
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of the House of Correction</p>
<p n="35"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Sheweth</note>
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That your Peticoner was at the Genral. Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions of the Peace held for the City & Liberty of Westmr.<lb></lb>
on Thursday the 30th. day of June in the 11th. Year of his<lb></lb>
present Majtes. Reign Chosen & appointed by yor worshipps<lb></lb>
Master or Governour of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65421_geo19">House of Correction</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65421_geo20">Tottlefields</rs>
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with a Sallary of £50 P Annm wth. Yor. Peticonr. constantly<lb></lb>
received from the several Parishes within the sd. City &<lb></lb>
Liberty</p>
<p n="36">That by the statute of the 12th. Year of the reign of his<lb></lb>
present Majtie. Intituled an Act for the more easy Assessing<lb></lb>
Cellecting & levying of County Rates It is Enacted That the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65421_occ13">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the sd. City & Liberty shall have full<lb></lb>
power to appoint the Governour or Master of the House of<lb></lb>
Correction within the sd. City or Liberty Who shall have the sum<lb></lb>
of Money Yearly as hath been accustomed for & towards the<lb></lb>
Support & Maintenance of the Prisoners in his Custody Etc<lb></lb>
(not exceeding £50 by the Year) And next the Treor or Treors<lb></lb>
of the County of Middx. & City & Liberty of Westmr. to obey all<lb></lb>
orders wth. shall be made by the sd. <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65421_occ14">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
sd City & Liberty or the greater part of them assembled in their<lb></lb>
Genral Quarter Sessions for the payment of any Sum or Sums<lb></lb>
of Money for the Allowance allotted to such Governr or Master<lb></lb>
of the House of Correction</p>
<p n="37">That There is due to Yor Peticonr. £25 for half a Years<lb></lb>
Sallary from Michas to Lady day Last</p>
<p n="38">Yor Peticonr.most Humbly prays Yor Worships to<lb></lb>
Order Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65421_n38-1">John Higgs</rs>
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Feol of the county of Middx<lb></lb>
to pay to Yor sd. Peticonr The sd Sum of £25<lb></lb>
And Yor Peticonr Shall ever Pray</p>
<p n="39"> <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65421_n39-1">Walter Brett</rs>
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