debts were at that time incurred for repaires done at
Hicks hall aforesaid, and to whom the same were due
or ought to be paid, and how the expences of the said
repaires might be provided for, And to make their
Report touching the premisses to the Court of Sessions
of the peace for this County, And this Court being
informed that the said Committee have not yet made
their Report touching the said matter, And that Mrs.
Osborne the widow & Executive of the said Mr. Osborne
desires that this Court will be pleased to make her an
allowance for the moneys disbursed by the said Mr.
Osborne on account of repaires by him done to Hicks
hall or any matters which were necessary to be done
thereto, It is thereupon Ordered by this Court that it be
And It is hereby recomended and referred unto the
said Justices of the peace , and also unto Robert Paul< no role >
Esquire another of his Maties Justices of the Peace
for this County (whom this Court doth add to and
appoint to be of the said Committee) or any three or
more of them to assemble & meet together at Hicks
hall on Thursday the second day of August next at
four of the clock in the afternoon and at such other
times as they shall appoint to inquire and
examine into the matters above mentioned, And to
make their Report in writing touching the same
unto the Court of the next General Sessions of the
peace for this County.

By Adjornmt. on Thursday the 19th. day of July 1739

Order for Clerk of the
peace or Deputy to pay
out of the Colt money to
Mr. Newdigate< no role > [..]
Poyntz a Clerk of the
house of Commons
such sum of money as
Robt. Hucks< no role > Esqr . or John
Laroch Esqr. shall appoint
to be paid to him for busyness
done & his expences to
forward the passing the
Act of Parliamt. for the
more easy assessing
collecting & levying of
County Rates}

It appearing to this Court that Mr. Newdigate Poyntz< no role > a Clerk
of the honble. House of Commons had not been satisfyed for
busyness by him done and moneys by him disbursed to
forward the obtaining and passing an Act of Parliament
for the more easy assessing collecting and levying of
County Rates, It is Ordered by this Court that Robert
Hucks< no role > Esquire or John Laroch< no role > Esquire Members of
Parliament and also Justices of the peace of this County
be desired to consider what sum of money is proper to
be allowed to the said Mr. Poyntz for the said busyness by
him done and his said expences, so that the sum to be
allowed him do not exceed the sum of five guineas