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1768
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January.
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Referred to his Majesty's
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Justices of the Peace
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for the said
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County acting in the said Hundred to Examine the matter of
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the said Petition at their special Sessions and if they should
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be of opinion that the said Mr. Clarke was a sufficient and
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fit Person to Execute the said office then to administer to him
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the Oath for the due Execution thereof and the said Mr.
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Clarke was by the said Order required to conform himself
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and it was by the said Order of Reference recommended
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to the said Justices in case they should be of opinion that
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the said Mr. Clarke was not a fit Person to Execute the
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said office to nominate and return to this Session some
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other person or persons duly qualified to Execute the said
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office to the intent that an appointment might be made of
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an
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High Constable
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there in stead of the said Mr. Clarke
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who was thereupon to stand discharged from the said Office
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Now upon reading the Report of
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and
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Israel Jalabert
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two of his Majesty's Justices of
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the peace for the said County acting in their said Hundred
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in their special Sessions held the 14th. day of December last
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setting forth that they having that Day Examined into
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the Merits of the abovenamed Petition of the said James
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Clarke touching his inability of properly serving the said
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office of High Constable did adjudge him incapable of
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serving the said Office and did Name and return John
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Walls
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within the Parish of
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aforesaid as a proper Person to serve the same This
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Court being satisfied in the Premisses doth appoint the said
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to be one of the
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of the said Hundred
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in the stead and place of the said
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James Clarke
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(who is to
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stand discharged according to the said Order) and doth
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order that the said
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John Wells
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do on Notice here of forthwith
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attend this court to take upon him the said office and to take his
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Corporal
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Oath for the due Execution thereof and in Case the said
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shall not have notice hereof during this Session
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That then he attend one of his Majesty's Justices residing in or
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near the said hundred and to take his said Oath without further
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delay as he will answer for his neglect there in.
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