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by Collectors or Treasurers to accot. for paymt. over ye.
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Moneys Collected, The Comittee conceive an Indictmt.
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will lye against them for any default therein and
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that this is the only Remedy against any Treasurers
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who shall refuse to accot. to pay the Moneys Collected
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according to the Order of the Sessions But the Comittee
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are also of Opinion that the Treasurers for the time
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being are answerable for all Sumes of Money
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received by their Collectors, they being named and
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chosen by the Treasurers & not by the Sessions in
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case such Collectors prove insolvent, or refuse to
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pay ever what they have received
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Robberies
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No. 15
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Your Comittee have likewise had under their
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Consideracon the Rates for Robberies and tho'
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these are not Strictly County Rates, but Rates on
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the particular Hundreds only where in the Robberys
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are Comitted and under the direccon of the Justices
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who order'd those Rates to be made and are in
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the nature of Treasurers , yet the Sessions have
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usually Interposed so far as to examine the accots.
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and take care that Justice be done to the County and
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Hundreds affected with those Rates. We are not
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informed of any Rate late by made except one Order'd
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in the Year 1721. on the Hundred of Ossulston, towards
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answering severall Robberyes there, of which Rate
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Alexander Ward
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& by his Account
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annexed it appears that the Rate was made to raise £200.
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whereof £161.1s.6½d is already reced by him & £38.18s.11½d in
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arrear from the severall parishes in his Accot. named
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All which ought and as we believe may be Collected &
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get in, but Mr. Ward having paid under several Orders
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of Sessions produced to us with proper receipts to verifye
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the paymts. 169 vizt. To Mr.
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Wm. Heyden
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86. & to Mr.
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John Vincent
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£83. in full of Several Roberies within
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that Hundred, there remained due to Mr. Ward £7.19s.0 to
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Ballance which is or will be made good to him out of
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the Arrears, & if any Overplus Mr. Ward will be further
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accountable for the Same when received.
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