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matter for him, But that the said Mackeris instead of serving the
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peticoner Sparkes or regarding his promises did make interest
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and obtain the employment for himself telling the peticoner
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Sparkes self interest guided all men, And doth (tho' a Man of
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very good substance and Estate) continue to convey the Vagrant
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by persons hired for that purpose, being above doeing the duty
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himself, and doth receive from this County for his trouble
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and expences the Salary of Sixty pounds P Annm, And that the
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peticoner Sparkes by the Order of the
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Endfield
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hath at his own costs and charges conveyed several Vagrants
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and still doth keep a horse for that purpose and can perform
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that service cheaper than the same is now done, And that the
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peticoner Sparkes desirous and willing to maintain the great
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charge of his Family by his labour and diligence, and verily
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beleives he might have succeeded the said
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John Hewett
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had
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he not relyed on the said Mackeris promises of sollinting for
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him, and the peticoner Sparkes therefore humbly prayed the
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direction of the Court, and that the said Mackeris might be
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debarred from acting, And that the Petitioner Sparkes might
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be appointed by the Court to pass the said Vagrants, And the
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matter of the said several peticons now comeing on to be
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debated by this Court at this present General Sessions It is Ordered
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by this Court that it be and it is hereby recomended and
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referred unto his Maties
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Justices of the peace
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for this County
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residing within the Hundred of
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in the said County
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to examine into and consider of the matters contained in the
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said respective peticons, And to inquire and inform
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themselves by such ways and means as they shall think
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proper if the conveying of Vagrants in and thro' this County
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can be contracted for at a less expence to this County than the
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same is now done for, And to report their opinions in writing
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touching the premisses unto the Court on the County day of
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the next General Quarter Sessions of the peace to be holden for
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this County.
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P Adjorn Jovis
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9 o. die Decembris 1725
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Order concerning Nichas
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Ludford petty
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Southmims
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praying
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of Moneys for
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sing of Vagrants
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Whereas
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Nicholas Ludford
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of the petty Constables of
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in this County exhibited his humble peticon unto
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the Court of the last General Quarter Sessions of the peace holden
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for this County in the month of October last setting forth that
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at Michas last there was due and oweing to the peticoner the
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