Middlesex Sessions:
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22nd February 1725 - 19th January 1734

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at [..] their Quarter Sessions that the Treasurer hath abscouded
failed or is dead and thereby Such Account cannot be passed

The questions which arose before the said Comittee upon
Considering the said Account were these.

1stWhether according to the Intent & Meaning of the Said
Statute of the 4th. & 5th. of the late Queen An Account of the Trophy
Money may or Ought to be allowed by the Sessions, wherein any
Arrears are returned unless it be made to appear That Such
Arrears cannot be recovered, or in other words.

Whether or us the Said £498..11..-Appearing to be in
Arrear as aforesaid ought to be collected & Accounted for or
Satisfaccon given to the sessions that the same cannot be recovered
before any account be allowed by the Sessions or certifyed, So as to
give Colour till then for any further Levy of Trophy Money.

2.dlyWhether aller which of the disbursements charged by Mr.
Waller ought to be allowed as or for annuition or Necessarys
touching the Militia those being the duly purposes for which [..]
the Trophy money is to be raised by the said Statute, But the
said Comittee conceiving these Questions proper for the
Consideracon of the whole Comicon have Leave to Submit
the same to them.

This Court upon reading of the Said Report, and on
consideracon had of the same Vs of opinion as to the aforesaid
first question That according to the intent & meaning of the
said Statute of the fourth & fifth of the late Queen Ann, an
Account of Trophy money (wherein any sumes of money
assessed are reformed to be uncollected and in arreare) ought
not to be allowed by the court of Quarter Sessions of the peace
for this county unless it be made appeare to the Said Court
that such arreares cannot be recovered, And It not
appearing to this Court that the arrears mentioned in
the said Report cannot be recovered this Court doth not
allow of the Said Account, And as to the Second question
above menconed in the said Report This Court doth
adjourn the consideracon & determinacon of the Same.

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