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and a Rate made at the General Quarter Sessions of the peace
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holden for the said County in the Month of April last upon the
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Several places within the Said Liberty in the County aforesaid by
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vertue of the late Art of Parliament for the more easy assessing
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collecting and levying of County Rates, and whether he hath
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reced the Same or any and what part thereof, Or why he
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neglects or refuseth to demand and levy the Same as by the
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Said Art of Parliament he is empowered to do, This Court, on
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reading the Said Warrant, Doth in regard there are only a
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Slender Number of Justices now present, adjorn the Signing of
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the Said Warrant untill the County day of the next General
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Session of the peace to be holden for the Said County (to wit )
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Thursday the twenty fifth day of February next, And
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doth Order that Sr.
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John Gonson
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. and other Gentlemen
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who are in the Commissions of the peace both for the Said
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and also for the County of Middx be desired
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to be present at
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Hicks Hall
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on the Said County day at one of the
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clock in the afternoon concerning the Signing the Said
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Bench Warrant in Order to take and apprehend the Said
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high Constable
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to answer for the contempt aforesaid,
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By Adjornmt. on Thursday the
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14th. day of January 1741
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Order for insureing
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agt. less by
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Fire}
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Whereas the Sessions house called Hicks Hall in
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St. John Street
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in this County was heretofore insured in the
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Westminster
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Insurance office by Mr.
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Thomas Bromley
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formerly House
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of the Same (Since deced) against loss which might happen by
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Fire, to whom a Policy of Insurance bearing date on or about
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the twenty third day of January in the year of our Lord 1734
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was in Such behalf granted for the term of Seven years, And the
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Said term being near
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expiring It is Thought fit and
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Ordered by this Court that application be made for insureing
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the Said Sessions house called
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against loss which
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may happen by Fire for the further term of Seven years, (of which
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Sessions house Mr.
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Thomas Northcote
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is now the present
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House Keeper) And that a Policy of Insurance be taken for that
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purpose And that the charge of Such Insurance and Policy be
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defrayed & paid by Mr.
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John Higgs
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of this County
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and be allowed to him upon his accounts
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