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By Adjournment on Thursday the
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twenty sixth day of May 1757
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Order concerning the
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Assize of Bread
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It is Ordered by this Court that the Assize of Bread as it shall be set
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from time
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from time to time by the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen of the
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City of London
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be and is hereby declared and directed to be the Assize of Bread from time to time in
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and for this County unless the Assize of Bread is otherwise settled by the Justices of
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the Peace of this County in their several Divisions And it is hereby recommended
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to the said several Justices to meet in their said Divisions and settle the said
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Assize of Bread from time to time as they shall see reasonable which said Assize
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of Bread so to be settled from time to time by the said Justices in their said
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several Divisions is hereby declared and directed to be the Assize of Bread in
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the said several Divisions in this County untill further Order of this Court
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of which all Persons concerned are to take Notice.
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By adjournment on Thursday the twenty sixth day of May 1757.
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Order for Mr. Higgs Trearer
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to pay £45. to the Inspectors of
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Distempered Cattle.
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An Account being laid before this Court by the Inspectors appointed to endeavour to put
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a stop to the Spreading of the Destemper now raging amongst the Horned Cattle in
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this County of money alledged to be due to them for their Service the Total of which
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Account amounts to the Sum of forty five pounds which Account is as follows
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Edward Tomkins
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from the 4th. of Decr. 1756 to the 21st
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May 1757 being 24 Weeks at 10s. a Week
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12.0.0
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Thomas Lane
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the same12.0.0
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To
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John Slee
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the same12.0.0
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To
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John Jones
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the same at 7s.6d a Week9.0.0
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45.0.0
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And it appearing unto this Court by Writing under the Hands of
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Thomas Jervis
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and
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Bartholomew Hammond
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Esqrs
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. two of his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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for the
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said County that they have examined the said Account and that there is due to the said
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Inspectors for their respective Allowances the said Sum of forty five pounds It is
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Ordered by this Court that Mr.
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John Higgs
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Treasurer
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of this County do pay to
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the said Inspectors respectively the respective Sums of money abovementioned
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written over against their respective Names amounting to the said Sum of forty
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five pounds And that the respective Receipts of the said Inspectors together with
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this Order shall be a sufficient Discharges to the said
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Treasurer
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for such payment.
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By adjournment on Thursday the twenty sixth day of May 1757.
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Order for appointing Mr.
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John Drinkwater
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High
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Constable
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for the Hundred
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of
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Elthorne
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in the place
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d stead of Mr. William
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Piper deceased.
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Information being given unto this Court that
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William Piper
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one of the High
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Constables of the Hundred of
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Elthorne
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in this County is dead This Court doth
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thereupon appoint
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John Drinkwater
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of the Township of
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New Brentford
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within the Hundred and County aforesaid to be one of the
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High Constables
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of the
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said Hundred in the place and stead of the
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William Piper
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deceased And
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this Court doth Order that the said
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John Drinkwater
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do forthwith (after cotine
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