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Monies received for the Parish, near £170.-that several
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Bills on the Parish Account to the amount of £328. and
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upwards (including £213..11..10. due to Mr.
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Phillips Master
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of the
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) remained unpaid-that upon the first
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report of the Mr. Smith's Insolvency, the Church Wardens had
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applied to him to give some security for what was due
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to the Parish-that they had obtained a Bill for £300.
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drawn on one Mr. Jas. Peto, which was refused acceptance
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and afterwards took an assignment with a power of-
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attorney
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from Mr. Smith to receive that sum of Mr. Peto, but
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a Commission of Bankruptcy having issued agt. Mr. Smith
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before said £300. became payable, there was now no
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prospect of receiving more from his Effects than would be
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produced from the Commission, in common with other Creditors,
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and it was understood the Estate would not produce above
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Seven Shillings and Six Pence in the pounds.
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And Mr. Church Warden Dod laid before the Vestry a State
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of Mr. Smith's account, as receiv'd from himself, distinguish-
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ing the several Items of Monies received and paid, and
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upon which the said deficiency of near £470. remained
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as a Balance against him. And the said Account being
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further explained by Mr. Tutet, and the matter fully discuss'd
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It appeared to be the Sense of the Vestry, that it was proper
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to consider, not only of raising a sum of Money to make
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up the aforesaid deficiency, but to guard against and
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prevent (as far as possible) any accident of the same
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sort happening in future.
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With regard to the raising a sum of Money, Mr.
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Tutet observed that there had been a meeting the
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preceding Evening of several of the Inhabitants who had
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Pass'd the Chair and that they had agreed to lay two
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Propositions befoer this Vestry for their Consideration-and
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the same being read and an amendment made thereto
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It was moved
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1st. That the Church Wardens be empowered to raise a
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sum of Money not exceeding Three Hundred Pounds on the
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