without any previous Order of the Board to justify the same
The Clerk being examined hereupon alledged that Messen [..]
had altered the warrants after they were delivered. The
Messenger as firmly denied it so that Your Committee must
leave it to be decided by this Court observing only that between
the two the parishes have been drawn in to pay a years rate in
their wrong. Your Committee therefore though it necessary
to require of the Treasurer of the Trophy money to give them
an account of what money he had reced as Treasurer who after
much pressing was at last prevailed upon to send them the
annext account which confirmed their suspicion for he there
charges himself to have reced for the year 1720 the Sum of
£127:18s:7d: and for the year 1721 the Sum of £144:13s:6½d
New if by the years 1720 and 1721 is to be understood the
years begining at Midsummer 1720 and Midsummer 1721
then the first Sum of £127:18s:17d was unwarrantably reced
if by the year 1720 and 1721 is to be understood the years
ending Midsummer 1720 and Midsummer 1721 then the last
Sum of £144:13s:6½d was unwarrantably reced and one or
other of them ought to be charged to his Debet which is not done
in his Account brought to be passed by this Court. The
Treasurer being sumoned to solve this difficulty appeared
and told your Committee that by the year 1721 in his account
was meant the year ending Midsummer 1722 and said the
mistake was occasioned by the Collectors themselves who
desiring receipts for the year 1721 He (not having notice that
no Trophy money was ordered to be assess'd that year) gave
them receipts accordingly. Which was a gross neglect in those
who should have appriz'd him thereof and has made it
difficult for your Committee to direct how the severall
parishes who have paid their money upon such wrong
receipts shall be made sensible that nothing is due from
them for any time before Midsummer 1722 The warrants
now out being for a year ending Midsummer 1722 which
is a different year from what they have already paid for
and consequently they are liable to pay the same unless
care be taken to the Contrary. Your Committee cannot
leave this head without an observation which they think
very extraordinary Viz: that not withstanding the great
encrease of building lately made in the parishes adjacent
to the City of London and suburbs The proportion payable