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By Adjornment on Thursday the
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tenth day of May 1744
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Order for Mr.
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John Higgs
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to comence an Action at
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Law agt.
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Wm. Body
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Tent. of a Messuage and
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Gareen called the
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Mulberry Garden
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part
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of the County Estate for
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non paymt. of his Arrears
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of Rent.}
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Information being given unto this Court by Mr.
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John Higgs
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Treasurer
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of this County this
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William Body
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Tenant of
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a Messuage
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and Garden commonly called the
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Mulberry Garden
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with the
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Appurts in the
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Parish of St. James
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Clerkenwell
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part of the
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Estate belonging to the Said County is indebted in a considerable
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Sum of Money for Arrears of Rent from him due as Tenant of
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the Said Premisses, and that the Said Treasurer hath not been
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able to obtain the Same, It is Ordered by this Court that the
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Said Mr. Higgs be employed as Attorney at Law to comence
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an Action of Law against the Said
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William Body
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and to
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cause him to be arrested for Non payment thereof, and to be
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further proceeded against in order to recover the Same.
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By Adjornment on Thursday the tenth day of May 1744,
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before
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Thomas Lane
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John Milner
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Nicholas Jeffreys
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Robert
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Hucks
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Thomas Moore
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Esquires
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and others,
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Order for appointing
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Mr. Wm. Collings High
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Constable within the
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Hundred of Spelthorne
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in this read of Mr.
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John Cater
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.}
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Application being made unto this Court by
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John Cater
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Gentleman
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High Constable
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within the Hundred of
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Spelthorne
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in the County of Middx who hath Served the Said Office of High
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Constable
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for the Space of three Years and upwards praying that
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this Court will discharge him from his Said Office of
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High Constable
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This Court doth thereupon appoint
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William Collings
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of Staines
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within the Said Hundred in the Said County
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Gentleman
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to be High
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Constable
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within the Said Hundred of
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Spelthorne
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in the place &
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Stead of the Said
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John Cater
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"John"
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, And doth Order that the Said William
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Collings do attend this Court at
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Hicks Hall
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is
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St. John Street
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in
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the Said County on Saturday next at eleven of the Clock in the
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Forenoon and then and there
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take his Oath for his due Execucon
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of the Office of
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High Constable
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within the Said Hundred of
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Spelthorne
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, and from and after the time of his having taken the
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</
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Said Oath the Said
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John Cater
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is to Stand absolutely discharged
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from his Said Office of High Constable.
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