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April 1753

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At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Sovereign Lord the King holden for the County
of Middx at Hicks Hall in Saint John Street in the County aforesaid by adjournment on Thursday the
third day of May in the twenty sixth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second
King of Great Britain Etc.

This Court in order to discover if any and what money hath been exacted or received by Robert Wright< no role >
Esquire one of the Coroners of this County or his Agent of any Parish Officers in this County since the
twenty fourth day of June last past on Account of taking any Inquisitions concerning the death of
Persons lying dead in the respective Parishes in this County doth Order that it be and it is hereby
recommended unto George Errington< no role > Philip Dyot< no role > Stephen Beckingham< no role > and Barwell Smith< no role > Esquires and other his
Majestys Justices of the Peace residing in Holborn Division in this County or any one or more of
them to convene before them the present or late Parish Officers of the several Parishes of St.
Giles in the Fields Paddington St. Clement Danes St. Pancras and St. Mary le Bone andthe
present or late Officers of the Precinct of the Savoy and the Liberty of the Dutchy of Lancaster in
the Strand and to examine if any money was exacted or received by the said Coroner or his Agent of the
said respective Parish Officers of Saint Giles in the Fields or any of them on account of taking an
Inquisition concerning the death of Richard Harris< no role > or any other Inquisitions and if any money
has been exacted or received by the said Coroner or his Agent of the said respective Parish
Officers of Paddington or any of them concerning the death of Mary Elder< no role > and also to inquire of the
present or late Officers of St. Clement Danes St. Pancras St. Mary le Bone the Precinct
of the Savoy and the Liberty of the Dutchy of Lancaster in the Strand if any and what
money hath been exacted and received of them or any of them by the said Coroner or his
Agent on account of taking any Inquisitions since the said twenty fourth day of June last
and to take an account in Writing of what money they shall find so received by the said Coroner
or his Agent and to attend and produce such Account before a Committee of his Majestys
Justices of the Peace in this behalf appointed on Wednesday the sixth day of June next
at ten of the Clock in the Forenoon at Hicks Hall in St. John Street who are to consider
further in Case it shall appear that the said Coroner hath received any money illegally on
account of taking any of the said Inquisitions.




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