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By adjornment on Thursday the
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Sixth day of April, 1749
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Mr. Higgs
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to pay
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£2.2s.11d. to Mr.
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Tho: Williams
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for Glaziers Work
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at
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Clerkenwell
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A Report being made unto this Court (One tenus) by Boulton
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. one of
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his Majesty
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's
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Justices of the Peace
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of this County
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that he hath inspected the Bill of
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Thomas Williams
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Glaziers
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Work by him done for this County at the House of Correction at
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in the Said County amounting to the Sum of two Pounds
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two Shillings and eleven Pence, and that he thinks the Said Bill
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reasonable, and that the Said Sum Should be allowed & paid to the Said
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Thomas Williams
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, It is thereupon Ordered by this Court that Mr. John
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Higgs Treasurer of this County do pay the Said Sum of two Pounds
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two Shillings and eleven Pence unto the Said
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Thomas Williams
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in
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full of his Said Bill, whose Receipt together with this Order Shall be a
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Sufficient Discharge to the Said
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Treasurer
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for Such payment.
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By adjornment on Thursday the 6th. day of April 1749.
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Order for continuing Mr.
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Saunders Welch
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High Constable
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of Holborn Division & Mr.
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Tho: Hurford
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High Constable
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of Finsbury Division.}
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Whereas at the General Quarter Session of the Peace holden for the County of Middx
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by adjornment Thursday the third day of July 1746
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Saunders Welch
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. was
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appointed High Constable of
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Holborn Division
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within the Hundred of
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Ossulton
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,
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and
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Thomas Hurford
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. was then appointed
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High Constable
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of
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Finsbury
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Division within the Same Hundred in the Said County, which Offices of
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High
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Constable they have from that time executed, This Court being Satisfyed of
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their great diligence in the execution of their respective Offices and of their
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Endeavours to Suppress Vice Prophaneness and Immorality Doth Order that
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the Said
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Saunders Welch
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and
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Thomas Hurford
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do continue in their Said respective
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Officers of High Constable for the Space of three years longer to commence from
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the third day of July 1749 and until from thence discharged by due course of Law.
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By adjornment of Thursday the 6th. Day of April 1749.
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Order for Mr. Higgs
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Trearer
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of
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Middx
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to pay £4. 16s. 8d. to
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Mr.
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David Wallace
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"surname"
value
=
"Wallace"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-1"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
late
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_occ1520"
>
Constable
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_occ1520"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Constable"
>
</
interp
>
of the Liberty of
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_geo1974"
>
Glass house Yard
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_geo1974"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Glass house Yard"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_geo1974"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
in the Parish
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_geo1975"
>
St. Buttolph Aldersgate
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_geo1975"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"St. Buttolph Aldersgate"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_geo1975"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
.}
</
note
>
It is Ordered by this Court that Mr.
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-2"
>
John Higgs
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-2"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"John"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-2"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Higgs"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-2"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_occ1521"
>
Treasurer
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_occ1521"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Treasurer"
>
</
interp
>
of this County do pay
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
unto Mr.
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-3"
>
David Wallace
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-3"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"David"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-3"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Wallace"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-3"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
late
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_occ1522"
>
Constable
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_occ1522"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Constable"
>
</
interp
>
of the Liberty of Glasshouse Yard in the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_geo1976"
>
Parish of St. Buttolph Aldersgate
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_geo1976"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"Parish of St. Buttolph Aldersgate"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_geo1976"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
in the Said County the Sum of four Pounds
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Sixteen Shillings and eight pence in full of his Demand for Moneys by him
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
disbursed & paid for extraordinary Charges in Maintaining
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-4"
>
Catherine MacCoffery
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-4"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Catherine"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-4"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"MacCoffery"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-4"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
and two Children and one
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-5"
>
Elizabeth Field
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-5"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"Elizabeth"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-5"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Field"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-5"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"female"
>
</
interp
>
in their Sickness who were brought to him
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
being Constable of the Said Liberty by Several Warrants as Vagrants and
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
remained unfit to be removed for a considerable time And that the Receipt
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of the Said
<
rs
type
=
"persName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-6"
>
David Wallace
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-6"
type
=
"given"
value
=
"David"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-6"
type
=
"surname"
value
=
"Wallace"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_n1305-6"
type
=
"gender"
value
=
"male"
>
</
interp
>
together with this Order Shall be a Sufficient
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Discharge to the Said
<
rs
type
=
"occupation"
id
=
"LMSMGO55602_occ1523"
>
Treasurer
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_occ1523"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Treasurer"
>
</
interp
>
for Such payment.
</
p
>
</
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>
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