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<p n="956">By Adjournment or Thursday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55604_date140">Fifth day of December 1762</rs>
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<p n="957"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">To adams £1.7s.6d</note>
Order for Payment of Three Pounds Seven Shillings and Six pence<lb></lb>
to James Sturges Adams Contractor for passing the Vagrants in full<lb></lb>
of his Accots. for Subsistance since last Session examd. by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n957-1">Benjamin Cowley</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n957-2">Joseph Keeling</rs>
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Esqr.</p>
<p n="958"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Box for Trears Papers</note>
A New Box for Vagrant Books & papers to be provided by the House keeper</p>
<p n="959"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Turner 15d.<lb></lb>
dd by Order of Jaury Sess. 1764.</note>
To <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n959-1">John Turner</rs>
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keeper of the House of Correction 15s. for subsiftg.<lb></lb>
Vagrants from 18 Oct.</p>
<p n="960"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Committees Report.<lb></lb>
of Mr Higgs Accots.</note>
Inpursuance of the Order here into Annexed We whose hands are hereunto set<lb></lb>
being a Quorum of his majestys Justices of the Peace Appointed by the sd. Order have<lb></lb>
Inspected and persued the Account of Mr. Higgs <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55604_occ1127">Treasurer</rs>
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of the last County Rate<lb></lb>
made in September Session 1761 and we do Certifyd that by the Ballance of the<lb></lb>
precedent rate and the Arrears of that rate with the £1200. this present Rate the whole<lb></lb>
Amounts to the Sum of £1258..5..8. And that he has paid and Disbursed there out the Sum<lb></lb>
of £1223..8..4½ and that the ballance remaning in Mr Higgs hands is £37..17..3½<lb></lb>
and your committed are of Opinion<obscured></obscured>
other Rate should be made for the raising<lb></lb>
of Money to answer the Ends and<obscured></obscured>
oscs of Passing Vagrants paying for Bread for<lb></lb>
the Prisoners in the house of Conection The Keepers of the Goals Salarys The Coroners<lb></lb>
Fees for taking Inquisitions or Dead Bodys The Prosecution of Felons and for other<lb></lb>
Purposes and of our Committee have inspected the Rents of the County Estate since the<lb></lb>
Last And it which was or the 10th day of September 1..61. And it appears that the<lb></lb>
Ballance of that account in Mr Higgs hands was 2d 40..13..3½ And that he has<lb></lb>
received for rent since due to Lady day last £42. And of Mr. White Housekeper of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo1301">Hicks Hall</rs>
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for one years Acknowledgment of the House of Hicks Hall due at Christmas<lb></lb>
last 6s..8d making together the Sumd £02..19..11½ and that he has paid and Disbursed<lb></lb>
thereout the Sum of £72..4..1½ and that the Ballance remaining in Mr. Higgs hands is<lb></lb>
£10..15..10.All is which we Submit Dated this 6th. day of December 1762</p>
<p n="961"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n961-1">Geo Errington</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n961-2">Barth Hammond</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n961-3">pan: Bedwell</rs>
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</p>
<p n="962"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Copy Order referred to</note>
It is Order by this Court that it be and it is hereby recommended and referred to<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n962-1">George Errington</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n962-2">Bartholomew Hammond</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n962-3">Francis Bedwell</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n962-4">George Greene</rs>
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Esquires his<lb></lb>
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for this County and such other <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55604_occ1128">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of the said<lb></lb>
County as will please to be present or any three or more of them as a Committee to meet<lb></lb>
together at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo1302">Hicks Hall</rs>
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aforesaid on Monday the Sixth day of December next at Nine of the Clock<lb></lb>
in the Morning to Inspect and And it the Account of Mr: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55604_n962-5">John Higgs</rs>
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touching the Monics<lb></lb>
received by him as Treasurer of this County and of his Disbursements out of the same And also<lb></lb>
to Inspect his Account of what Sum and Sums of Money he hath received and of whom for<lb></lb>
the Rents of the Estate belonging to this County and how the same or any part thereof hath<lb></lb>
been Applied and Disposed of and the sd. Committee one Desired to make their report touching<lb></lb>
the Promisses to the Court of the next General Session of the Peace to be holden for this<lb></lb>
County on the County day of the same Session</p>
<p n="963">The abovementioned Report is in all Things confirmed and a New<lb></lb>
County Rate is ordered, which follows.</p>
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