To the Worshipfull Thomas Lane< no role > Esquire and
the rest of the Justices of the Peace for the County of
Middlesex

The Report of the Committee appointed to inspect into
the Appeal of James Cancy< no role > and others Inhabitants
of Saint George in Middlesex against Henry Ripp< no role >
late Expenditer and also the Appeal of the said
Henry Ripp and others in Behalf of themselves
and the rest of the Inhabitants of the said Parish
agt. John Wilson< no role > and Henry Smith< no role >

Your Committee by Virtue of the Order of Reference abovementioned
have considered of the matters thereby to them referred and have been attended
by the several Appellants and Respondents and their Sollicitors and proceeded
to Examine into the several Accompts complained of by the respective
Appeals and having Examined the Witnesses to prove the Allegations
of the said Petitions of Appeal Your Committee are of Opinion that
the several Sums of Money in the said several Accounts mentioned to be
laid out and Expended have been respective necessary disbused, (except
as to the Items of retaining Council and the Fees paid to them and their
Clerks amounting to Seventeen Pounds six Shillings and six Pence in
the Account of the said John Wilson mentioned which your Committee
are of Opinion was a Misapplication of the Publick Stock of the
said Parish and ought not to be allowed but to present further Expenc [..]
attending these Appeals and the Matters consequent thereon Your
Committee think it most conducive to the Benefit and Quiet of the
Inhabitants of the said Parish to allow of both the Accounts complained
off and are of Opinion that both the Appeals should be dismissed
without Costs and that the several Appellants and respondents be paid
the Costs of these Appeals and Referrence And also that Mr. Wilson
be paid the Ballance of his Account confirmed by Mr. Manwaring
and Mr. Scott amounting to three Pounds ten Shillings and three half
Pence by the Church Wardens and overseers of the said Parish same
or one of them out of the publick Stock of the said Parish or other
Fund in their Hands All which is humbly submitted to the
Judgment of this Court

Hicks Hall Decr 4th. 1755

Geo: Greene< no role >
Barth: Hammond< no role >
John Crosse< no role >
Jno. Goodchild< no role >
Philip Dyot< no role >