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Place of the said
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Joseph Wedgborough
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do forthwith (after notice of this Order) attend
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in the said County, and there take his Oath for
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his due execution of the Office of
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Division aforesaid, And from and after the time of his having
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taken such Oath the said
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Joseph Wedgborough
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is to Stand
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absolutely discharged from being
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of the said
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Division.
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By adjornmt. on Saturday the 24th day of May 1740
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Order for Mr.
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John Higgs
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Treasurer
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of Middx to
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pay £7..4s..6d. to Mr. John
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Clarke late
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petty Constable
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within the Parish of
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for the
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passing & releiving of
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Vagrants}
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Application being made unto this Court by
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late
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Petty Constable
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within the
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Parish of Kensington
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in this
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County informing this Court that Several Sums of money
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are due to him upon the Certificates of allowances made to
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him by Several Justices of the peace of this County for his
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trouble & expences in the passing & releiving of Vagrants
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during the time of his being Constable within the Same
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Parish, and praying that he may be paid the Moneys so due
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to him This Court being Satisfyed that the moneys due to him
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for the releiving of Vagrants after the rate of Six pence for
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releiving each Vagrant, and for the passing of Vagrants
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after the rate of Six pence a Mile do amount in the whole
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to the Sum of Seven pounds four Shillings and Six pence
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Doth Order that
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John Higgs
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Gent
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Treasurer
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of this County Do
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pay the same Sum unto the said
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John Clarke
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in full of all his
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demands for the passing and releiving of Vagrants, whose
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receipt together with this order Shall be a Sufficient discharge
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to the Said
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Treasurer
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for Such payment.
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