Middlesex Sessions:
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December 1731

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for furnishing Amunition & other necessarys (now Comonly called Trophy
money) and there out to dispose of what they think fit the Inferiour Officers
for their pains & Encouragement And have also power thereby to Appoint a
Treasurer & Clerk

Your Comittee are informed That the Lieutenancy of this County had
heretofore the use of Hicks hall for their Meetings and That the rent of £21:10 P
Ann for rooms for that purpose was first charged in the Acct. for the Year 1716
And Your Comittee observe That £12. is charged for the Messengers, delivering
Warrts. for the Assessing & Collecting every Levy of Trophy money besides
his Sallary & that Such charge was first allowed in the Acct. for 1718 Which
Warrants Your Comittee conceive may well be delivered by the Inferior
Officers of the Militia, Your Comittee also observe That three Years Salary
of £6 P Ann to the Treasurer is Charged in the present Acct. the but one
Years Trophy Money is brought into that Account.

Upon Considering the said Arrears of Trophy Money returned on the
present & standing out upon the former Accts. Your Comittee had recourse
to the Statute of the 4th. & 5th. of Queen Ann whereby It is provided That
no Warrants shall be Issued to raise any Trophy Money untill the Justices
of the Peace at their Quarter Sessions have Examined Stated & allowed
the Account of the Trophy Money last before raised Levyed & collected
for any preceeding Year, & Certifyed Such Examination under the hands




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