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By adjournment on Thursday
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twenty ninth day of June 1758
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Charles Sarjant
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one of the
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High Constables
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of the Hundred of
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in the County of Middx exhibited his humble Petition unto this Court
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Setting forth That the Petitioner hath served the Office of High Constable in
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Division in the said Hundred of
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for the Space of three years and
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upwards And the Petitioner therefore humbly desired this Court that he might be
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discharged from the said Office of High Constable This Court being satisfied of
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the Truth of the premisses doth appoint
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Abel Aldridge
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of Uxbridge within
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the Division and County aforesaid
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Gentleman
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to be
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High Constable
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within the
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said Hundred of
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Elthorne
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for Uxbridge Division aforesaid in the place
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and stead of the said
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Charles Sarjant
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And this Court doth Order that the said
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Abel Aldridge
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do forthwith (after Notice of this Order) attend one of his
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Majesty's Justices of the peace of this County residing in or near the said
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Division and take his Oath before such Justice for his due Execution of
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the Office of
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High Constable
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in the said Hundred of
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Elthorne
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for
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Uxbridge
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Division aforesaid And from and after the time of his having taken such
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Oath the said
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Charles Sarjont
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is to stand absolutely discharged from being
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High Constable
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for Uxbridge Division aforesaid.
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By adjournment on Thursday the twenty ninth day of June 1758
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Order for Mr. Higgs
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Trearer
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to pay £20.4s.2d to Mr. John
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Lane as Clerk to the Justices
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appointed to take Care of the
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Distempered Cattle
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An Account of Moneys claimed to be due to Mr.
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John Lane
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as Clerk to the
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Justices of the Peace appointed to take Care of the Distempered Cattle in this County
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being laid before this Court amounting to the Sum of Twenty Pounds four
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shillings and two pence which he prays may be paid unto him And it
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appearing unto this Court that the said Account is just and right It is Ordered
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by this Court that Mr.
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John Higgs
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Treasurer
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of this County do pay the said Sum
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of Twenty pounds four shillings and two pence unto the said Mr. Lane in full
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of his said Demand 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 adjournment on Thursday the twenty ninth day of June 1758.
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Order for Mr. Higgs
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Trearer
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to pay £4.18s.6d. to Mr. Hannah
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Altersoll for the Maintenance
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of Vagrants.
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It is Ordered by this Court that Mr.
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John Higgs
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Treasurer
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of this County do pay
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unto Mrs.
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Hannah Altersell
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Widow
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of
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Samuel Altersell
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late
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Keeper
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of the
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House of Correction
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"undefined"
>
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at
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Tothill Fields
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inst
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"Tothill Fields"
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inst
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>
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id
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>
Westminster
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>
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inst
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type
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"Westminster"
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inst
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the Sum of four pounds
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
eighteen shillings and six pence in full of her demand for the Maintenance
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lb
>
</
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>
of Vagrants and that the Receipt of the said Hannah Altersell together
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lb
>
</
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>
with this Order shall be a sufficient Discharge to the said
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rs
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=
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>
Treasurer
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type
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for such
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
payment.
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p
>
</
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>
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