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<p n="1686">P Adjorn Jovis <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55600_date295">25o. die February 1730</rs>
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<p n="1687"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order for retorning<lb></lb>
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nks to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1687-1">Wm. Cowper</rs>
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<lb></lb>
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the present Chairman<lb></lb>
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the Court for his great<lb></lb>
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vices Etc}</note>
His Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2474">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the County of Middlx<lb></lb>
now assembled at this present General Sessions of the peace<lb></lb>
holden for the said County Doe hereby Order that the thanks<lb></lb>
of this Court be and they are hereby given to William<lb></lb>
Cowper Esqr. the present <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2475">Chairman of this Court</rs>
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for his<lb></lb>
wise conduct and the great Services by him done for<lb></lb>
the said County in the prudent Administracon of Justice.<lb></lb>
P Adjorn Jovis 25o. die February 1730</p>
<p n="1688"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order for electing Tho:<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1832">Abney</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2476">Esqr</rs>
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. to be<lb></lb>
Chairman of the Court<lb></lb>
the room of William<lb></lb>
Cowper Esqr.}</note>
His Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2477">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the County of Middlx<lb></lb>
now assembled at this present General Sessions of the peace<lb></lb>
holden for the said County Doe elect <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1688-1">Thomas Abney</rs>
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Esqr.<lb></lb>
to be Chairman of the General Quarter<del>Session</del>
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and General<lb></lb>
Sessions of the peace to be holden for the said County<lb></lb>
between Easter one thousand Seven hundred & thirty one<lb></lb>
and Michaelmas then next following in the room of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1688-2">William Cowper</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2478">Esqr</rs>
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. the present Chairman,<lb></lb>
P Adjorn Jovis 25o. die February 1730</p>
<p n="1689"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order touching the<lb></lb>
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ting of a new high<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2479">Constable</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1833">Holborne</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Division in the room<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1689-1">James Sharpless</rs>
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;}</note>
Whereas <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1689-2">James Sharpless</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2480">Gentleman</rs>
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was appointed<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2481">high Constable</rs>
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of Holborne Division within the Hundred<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1834">Ossulston</rs>
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in this County in February Sessions one<lb></lb>
thousand seven hundred and twenty seven And it being<lb></lb>
contrary to the tenor of an Order made in January Sessions<lb></lb>
one thousand seven hundred & eighteen that any high<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2482">Constable</rs>
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in this County should continue in his Office<lb></lb>
above the Space of three years, It is therefore Ordered<lb></lb>
by this Court that it be And It is hereby recomended<lb></lb>
unto his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2483">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County<lb></lb>
inhabiting within the said Division to assemble and<lb></lb>
meet together at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1835">Castle Tavern</rs>
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neare <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1836">Grays Inn</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1837">Gate in Holborne</rs>
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at such time as they shall in this<lb></lb>
behalf appoint to consider of a fit person to be returned<lb></lb>
for high Constable of the said Division in the room<lb></lb>
& place of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1689-3">James Sharpless</rs>
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to the Court of the<lb></lb>
next General Quarter Sessions of the peace for this<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1838">County at HicksHall</rs>
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on Thursday the twenty ninth<lb></lb>
day of April next, on which day the Court will</p>
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