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Petition in support of William Witt, 1795 |
| [Winchester Record Office document reference - 21M65/E13/1/88]. Fairly self-explanatory. Probably connected to the 1796 case of complaint against Peter Geary, the Newport Minister. See William Witt's Statement in the 1796 action. |
| We the Churchwardens and others the Principal Inhabitants | ||
| of Newport Do hereby certify that William Witt the Clerk | ||
| of the Chapel of Newport in the Isle of Wight in the County | ||
| of Southampton and Diocese of Winchester is well known | ||
| to Us to be a Person of honest Conversation and sufficient | ||
| for his reading writing and other Qualifications necessary | ||
| for his Office | Augst. 12th 1795 | |
| John Banister | ||
| Leigh Trattle | Churchwardens | |
| Henry Trattle |
| H. Wat##worth | John King | Edwd. ##ill C##lam | |
| Robt. Miller | A. Cogger | Francis Pike | |
| Edwd. Stockton | Rich. Mew | G. Brinkman | |
| Jn. Wise | Wm. Harke | Mary Drake | |
| Wm. Rayner | Richd. #oguett | H. Howard | |
| John Barton Senr. | Richd. #oguett Junr. | Henry May | |
| John Barton Junr. | W. Clarke | Thos. Gilbert | |
| John Jacob | W. Banister | James Davidson | |
| Thos. Foster | Edwd. Webb | Jas. Harley | |
| Thos. Pett## Junr. | E. Wellman | Eliz. Foster | |
| John Mortimer | James Nichols | John Porter | |
| William Arnold | Henry Blake | Christian Kiddle | |
| John Arnold | ### Blachford | J### Cearsley | |
| John Perry | William Potter | John Gubbin | |
| John Daw | Richd. Barton | Thos. Harvey | |
| W Way | Eliz. Hall | Saml. Coe | |
| John Tucker | Mary Wise | James Bennett | |
| John Baker | Martha Smith | Richd. Bennett | |
| James Barlow | William Cox |
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