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By Adjournment on Thursday the
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sixth day of September 1753
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. due of the coroners of Middx
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for taking Inquisitions
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A List of Inquisitions being produced before this Court by
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one of
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the Coroners of this County therein mentioning the same to be taken on the view of Dead
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Bodies in the said County by the said Coroner suice the twenty fourth day of June One
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thousand seven hundred and fifty two and chargeable on the said County pursuant to an
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Act of Parliament made in the twenty fifth year of the reign of King George the second
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Intituled an Act for giving a proper reward to Coroners for the due Execution of their
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Office and for the Amoval of Coroners upon a lawfull Conviction for restain Misdemeanors
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which List begins on the second day of July One thousand seven hundred and fifty
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two and ends on the fourth day of September instant therein mentioning the Dead Bodies
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viewed to be seventy one in Humber and that there is due to the said Coroner the Sum
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of Eighty pounds fifteen shillings and nine pence for his Coroners Fee on View of the
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said Bodies and for the Number of Miles by him travelled on account of taking the
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said Inquisitions And it appearing to this Court by Writing under the Hands of
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two of his Majestys Justices of the
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Peace for the said County that they have inspected the said List and also the said
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Inquisitions and are of Opinion that the said Sum of Eighty pounds fifteen Shillings
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and nine pence ought to be allowed and paid to the said Coroner It is thereupon
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Ordered by this Court that Mr.
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of this County do pay the said
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Sum of Eighty pounds fifteen Shillings and nine pence unto the said
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in full of his said Demand whose Receipt together with this Order
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Shall be a sufficient Discharge to the said
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the King begun
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in the
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County aforesaid on Monday the third day of September in the twenty
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seventh year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second King
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of Great Britain Etc and from thence continued by Several Adjornment
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until this Day to wit Thursday the sixth day of the same Month of
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September in the year aforesaid and on the same day holden by
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Justices of our said Lord the King assigned to keep the peace in the
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County aforesaid and also to hear and determine divers Felonies
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Trespases and other Misdeeds committed the same County.
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preventing Mischiefs Riots
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and Affrays occasioned by
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in the Parish of Saint
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Luke near the pound in the County of Middx have exhibited their
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humble Petition unto this Court at this Present General Session of the
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peace holden for the said County by adjornment on the said sixth
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day of September instant setting forth That one
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