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Image 28 of 2676th April 1758


By adjournment on Thursday the sixth day of April 1758

Order for Mr. Higgs Trearer
to pay 34.8.9 to Edward
Umfreville Esqr. Coroner for
taking Inquisitions

An Account of Inquisitions having been produced before this Court by Edward
Umfreville
< no role > Esqr. one the Coroners of the County of Middx therein mentioning the
same to be taken on View of dead Bodies in the said County since the twenty fifth
day of October last and chargeable on the said County by Act of Parliament which
Inquisitions contain the Names of the dead Bodies viewed being thirty two in
Number And it appearing unto this Court by Writing under the hands of two of
his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said County that they have examined
the said Account and that there is due for the same to the said Coroner the Sum
of thirty four pounds eight shillings and nine pence It is Ordered by this Court
that Mr. John Higgs< no role > Treasurer of this County do pay the said Sum of thirty
four pounds eight shillings and nine pence unto the said Coroner in full of his
said demand whose Receipt together with this Order shall be a sufficient Discharge
to the said Treasurer for such payment.

By adjournment on Thursday the sixth day of April 1758

Order for continuing Mr. Wm.
Watts
< no role > Gent High Constable of
Holborn Division Mr. Thomas Hurford< no role >
High Constable of Finsbury
Division & Mr. Edward Adlington< no role >
High Constable of the Tower
Division for three Years

Whereas William Watts< no role > Gent High Constable of Holborn Division Thomas
Hurford
< no role > Gent High Constable of Finsbury Division and Edmund Adlington< no role > Gent
High Constable of the Tower Division in this County have served their respective
Offices of High Constable for several years last past This Court being satisfied
of their great Diligence in the Execution of their respective Offices and of their
Endeavours to suppress Vice Prophaneness and Immorality Doth Order that
the said William Watts< no role > Thomas Hurford< no role > and Edmund Adlington< no role > do continue
in their respective Offices of High Constable for the Space of three years longer
and untill from thence respectively discharged by due Course of Law.

By adjournment on Thursday the sixth day of April 1758

Order for Mr. Higgs Trearer to
pay £9.16s.0d to Mr. Roger
Jackson
< no role > Coroner for taking
Inquisitions

An Account of Inquisitions having been produced before this Court by Roger
Jackson Gent Coroner for the City and Liberty of Westminster in the County of
Middx therein Mentioning the same to be taken on View of dead Bodies in the
said Liberty since the twenty eighth day of October last and chargeable on the said
County by Act of Parliament which Inquisitions contain the Names of the dead
Bodies viewed being eleven in Number And it appearing unto this Court by
Writing under the hands of two of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for
the said County that they have examined the said Account and that there is due
for the same to the said Coroner the Sum of nine pounds and sixteen shillings
It is Ordered by this Court that Mr. John Higgs< no role > Treasurer of this County do
pay the said Sum of nine pounds and sixteen shillings unto the said Coroner
in full of his said Demand whose Receipt together with this Order shall
be a sufficient Discharge to the said Treasurer for such payment.




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