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<p n="2536">A Motion made & the Question Putt whether Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDMV36207_n2536-1">Thos-<lb></lb>
Merrifeild</rs>
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be Allowed the Sum of Twenty Pounds for his good<lb></lb>
Pains & Trouble in Serving the Office of Trear to the Oversrs.<lb></lb>
of the poor for the Yr. 1743</p>
<p n="2537">Passed in Negative</p>
<p n="2538">For the Question-30<lb></lb>
against the Question-33</p>
<p n="2539"> <del>A Motion made & the Question putt whether a Reward of<lb></lb>
Ten Guineas be Advertized in the publick papers to any<lb></lb>
person or persons that shall Apprehend any pick pockett<lb></lb>
or Street Roberry in this Parish to be paid on Conviction</del>
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<p n="2540"> <del>Carr in the Affirmative</del>
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Nemine Contradicente</p>
<p n="2541">The Highways & Streets in this Parish being of late greatly<lb></lb>
Infested by a Notorious Gang of Street Robbers & Pick pockett<lb></lb>
who have Committed diverse Street Robberys in the said-<lb></lb>
Parish Whereupon a Motion was made & the Question<lb></lb>
putt whether upon the Apprehending & Conviction of any<lb></lb>
Person or Persons concerned in any Street Robbery or<lb></lb>
Street Robberys Committed in the sd. Parish a Reward of<lb></lb>
Ten Guineas shd. be Advertized to be paid to the person or<lb></lb>
persons Aprehending & takeing each of the sd. Offenders</p>
<p n="2542"> <rs type="occupation" id="WCCDMV36207_occ498">Carried</rs>
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in the Afirmative<lb></lb>
Nemine Con</p>
<p n="2543">Resolved & Agreed that the Churchwardens of this Parish<lb></lb>
Pay the Sum of Ten Guineas for the Apprehending and<lb></lb>
takeing any person or persons Concerned in any Street<lb></lb>
Robbery within this Parish so soon as he she or they are Convicted<lb></lb>
thereof</p>
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