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shall agree unanimously upon 2 persons we may joyntly &
Resolutely Imploy or endeavors to bring abute or Resolutions to
some good effect & that or proceedings herein we may not put
or Burgesses to Expences to do a service for us wch will be
burthensome and chargeable to them for or good.
We are Gent
Yr loving friends
JO BLAGROVE
JON PARSONS
FFRAN. STONE
Chur Wds.
These to or very loving friends Mr Wm Wayte & Mr Hen
Gerard High Burgesses for the Citty & Liberty of
Westmr & to the Churchwds of ye Parish of St Margts
Westmr to be communicated to ye Burgesses & Assistants
of Westm"" aforesayd
Whereunto ye Vestryman of St. Margarets (now present)
returned this following Answer
Vizt
Gentlemen
Yor letter of y8 21th of July last was never communicated to
us in ye Vestry till this day but upon what Designe we cannot
tell so that our time being likely to be very short as we have
so we shall be the more vigorous as we hope to finde you for
makeing an Interest for Election of Burgesses for this Citty
& Liberty And we all having good knowledge & Experience of
the discretion & Abilitie of Sr John Cutler liveing amongst us we
do unanimously propound him to be the other Burges wth Sr Wm
Pulteney* offered by you & shall use or endeavors to promote
them & no others for this Citty & Liberty. We are
Gent
Yr very loveing friends
ROB UDALL
JON HOWLETT
Church
wds
To yc Churcwards of St Marts in
yc Ifeilds to be forthwith communicated
to ye Vestry of St
Martines aforesd.
Sunday 23rd January 1680
Upon consideration of ye late Dissolution of ye Parlm' and a
proclamacon That in a short time writts will issue forth for
summoning of a New Parlm1 We are of opinion that Sr John
Cutler Knt & Barontt & Sr Wm Pulteney Kntf are persons worthiest
of or choyce to be Members and Burgesses for ye Citty &
Liberty of Westmr And if you happen to be of our opinion
We do by these presents Declare that we will unanimously
joyne with you in the promotion of them ; It is ordered that a
* Sir Wm Pulteney was elected. † Re-elected.