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assemble & meet together at the
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within the Same Division on
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Thursday the Eighth day of November next at five of the
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clock in the afternoon and at Such other times as they Shall
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appoint to consider of a fit & proper person or persons
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for high Constable of the Said Division, And to retorn the
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Name or Names of Such person or persons to the Court
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of the next General Session of the peace for this County on
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Thursday the Sixth day of December next at one of the
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clock in the afternoon, to the intent that the Court may
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on that day appoint a fit & proper person to be high
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of the Same Division within the Said Hundred
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of
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John Allen
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, And
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notice of the aforesaid meeting at the Said Red Lyon
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for the purpose aforesaid is to be given to all
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the
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Justices of the peace
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residing within the Said Division.
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By Adjornmt. on Thursday the
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18th. day of October 1739
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before
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Sr.
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Edward Hill
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John Gouson
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Richard Farwell
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John
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Poulson
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. & others.
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Order for appointing Mr.
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Christopher Woodham
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High Constable
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within the
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in
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the Place & Stead of Mr.
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James Flaxman
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Upon the Humble Petition of
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James Flaxman
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one of the High
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Constables within the Hundred of Edmonton in this County
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Exhibited unto this Court Setting forth That the Petr. hath Served
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the office of
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High Constable
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within the Said Hundred of Edmonton
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for the Space of three years and upwards, And that he hath no
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Publick money to account for to the Treasurer of this County, And
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the Petr. prayed this Court to discharged him from the Said office of
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High Constable
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This Court being Satisfyed of the truth of the
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premisses Doth appoint
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Christopher Woodham
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of the parish of
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Edmonton
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in this County
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Gent to be
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within the Same Hundred in the
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place & Stead of the Said
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James Flaxman
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And Doth Order that the
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Said
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Christopher Woodham
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do forthwith (after notice of this Order)
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attend
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George Bourne
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Abraham Adams
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Harry Gough
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Esqr.
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three of his Maties
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Justices of the peace
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for the Said County residing
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within the Said Hundred or one of them or Some other Justice of the
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peace for this County residing in or near the Same Hundred, And
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that the Said
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Christopher Woodham
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do before the Said three
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Justices or one of them or other Justices as aforesaid take his Oath
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for his due execution of the Office of High Constable within
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