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<p n="844">By adjornmt. on Thursday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55601_date132">23d. day of Feb: 1737</rs>
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<p n="845"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order for Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n845-1">John Higgs</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
pay £5..5s.. to Mr. Joseph<lb></lb>
Porter as a further<lb></lb>
gratuity for his Services<lb></lb>
in & about defence of<lb></lb>
the Justices Etc}</note>
It appearing to this Court by a Report of the right honble.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n845-2">George Lord</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55601_n845-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1158">Carpenter</rs>
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and Several others of his Maties<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1159">Justices of the peace</rs>
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of this County being a Quorum of<lb></lb>
the Committee appointed by order of Court to inquire<lb></lb>
touching what money was contributed by Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace of the Said County and touching Such<lb></lb>
Justices as refused to contribute to defray the expence<lb></lb>
in & about makeing the - defence to the allegations<lb></lb>
contained in the Petition of complaint which was<lb></lb>
preferred to the honble. <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo810">House of Commons</rs>
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agianst<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1160">Justices of the peace</rs>
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of the Said County, That there<lb></lb>
is remaining in the hands of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n845-3">John Higgs</rs>
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, (who<lb></lb>
received the contribution money of Such as<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
contributed towards defraying the Said expence)<lb></lb>
after a deduction of the Sums of money mentioned<lb></lb>
in the Said Report to be paid or directed to be paid by<lb></lb>
him to the persons therein named on account of<lb></lb>
making the Said defence the Sum of Six pounds &<lb></lb>
eleven Shillings, It is Ordered by this Court that the<lb></lb>
Sum of five pounds, & five Shillings part there of be<lb></lb>
forthwith paid by the Said Mr. Higgs unto Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n845-5">Joseph<lb></lb>
Porter</rs>
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Clerk to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n845-6">Nathaniel Blackerby</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1161">Esquire</rs>
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one of his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1162">Majestys Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the Said County as a<lb></lb>
further gratuity for the Services done by the Said<lb></lb>
Mr. Porter in writing and transcribing a great<lb></lb>
Number of Accounts which were produced on behalf<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1163">Justices of the peace</rs>
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of this County upon their<lb></lb>
defence before a Committee of the Said honble. House,<lb></lb>
and for his attending the Said Committee upon<lb></lb>
the defence aforesaid, And the receipt of the Said<lb></lb>
Mr. Porter together with this Order Shall be a<lb></lb>
Sufficient discharge to the Said Mr. Higgs for such<lb></lb>
payment.</p>
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