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By adjornment on Thursday the
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25th. day of February 1747
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Order for allowing a
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Salary of £4. a year to
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John Ditcher
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This Court having observed that
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John Ditcher
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hath for divers years last
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been attendant upon
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his Majesty
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Justices of the Peace
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of this County
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assembled in Sessions and hath been very usefull to them upon divers
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Occasions, and hath been ready to observe and obey the Directions
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by them given in Matters and Messages relating to the Commission,
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and that his Attendance is Still necessary and may be usefull, And being
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informed that he is very desirous to continue his Attendance upon them
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as formerly having Some Small Allowance made him for Such Labour
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and Attendance, This Court, to the intent that the Said
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John Ditcher
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may have Some Recompense in relation to the Premisses, Doth Order
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that the Said John Ditcher be for the future allowed and paid the yearly
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Sum or Salary of four Pounds for his future Attendance upon
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of this County at their Sessions and Such like Service
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as aforesaid he duly performing the Same as formerly, And that Such
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yearly Sum be paid to him by the Treasurer of this County until further
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Order of the Court of Sessions of the Peace for this County to the contrary by
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quarterly Payments, to wit, at Lady day, Midsummer, Michaelmas,
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and Christmas, the first quarterly payment thereof to commence &
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be made upon Lady day now next ensuing, And the Receipts of the
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Said John Ditcher together with this Order Shall be Sufficient Discharges
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to the Said
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Treasurer
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for Such payments.
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By adjornment on Thursday the 25th. Day of February, 1747.
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Order for appointing
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Mrs.
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Anne Style
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to be
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Matron of the House
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of
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Correction at Clerkenwell
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It appearing to this Court that
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Sarah Whittenberry
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late Matron of the
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at
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in this County is lately dead, This Court
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thinking it necessary that a New Matron Should be forthwith appointed in
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her Stead, Doth thereupon nominate and appoint Anne Style to be
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Matron to the Said House of Correction at
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in the place and
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Stead of the Said
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Sarah Whittenberry
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To have hold execute and enjoy
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the Said Office, Place, or Employment of Matron, and to keep her Residence
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there, and to take care of and be assisting to Women who Shall happen to be
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with Child and delivered of the Same in the Said House, and also to be
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