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sufficient Quantity of Ballast to be laid upon the same to prevent any
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further Damage This Court doth agree to the said Report and doth Order
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that the Thanks of this Court be and they are hereby given to the said
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Committee for the same And it appearing unto this Court by a Presentment
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of the Grand Jury that the said part of the said Bridge mentioned in the
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said Report to be in decay ought to be repaired by the Inhabitants of the
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said County This Court doth thereupon desire that the said Committee and
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also
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. one of his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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for
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the said County (whom this Court doth appoint one of the said Committee) do
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meet together at such time and place as they shall think proper and give
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Directions to proper Workmen for the immediate repairing of the said part
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of the said Bridge according to the said Report.
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By adjournment on Thursday the
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sixth day of April 1758
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Order for appointing Mr.
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Henry Hill
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High Conble
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within the Hundred of
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Edmonton
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in the place of
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Mr.
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Benjamin Gage
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Whereas
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Benjamin Gage
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one of the
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High Constables
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of the Hundred of
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in this County exhibited his humble Petition unto this Court Setting
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forth That the Petitioner being elected one of the
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High Constables
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of the said
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Hundred did on Notice take his Oath for the due Execution of the same and hath
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according to the best of his cunning and understanding faithfully executed the
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said Office for the Space of two years and upwards which is a longer time
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than many of the Petitioners Predecessors have continued in that Office
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And that the Petitioner hath us publick money in his hands and the
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continuing in the said Office being very inconvenient and prejudicial to the
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Petitioner in the Transactions of his Business the Petitioner therefore
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humbly desired to be discharged from the said office This Court being
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satisfied of the truth of the premises doth appoint
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Henry Hill
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of
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Hadley
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within the said Hundred in this County Gent to be High Countable within
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the said Hundred of
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Edmonton
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in the place and stead of the said
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Benjamin
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Gage
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and doth Order that the said
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Henry Hill
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do forthwith (after notice of
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this Order) attend one of his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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of this County
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residing in or near the said Hundred and take his Oath before such Justices
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of the Peace for the due Execution of the said Office of the said Office of
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High Constable
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within the Hundred aforesaid And from and after the time
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of his having taken such Oath she said
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Benjamin Gage
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is to stand
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absolutely discharged from being
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High Constable
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within the said
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