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a Session House for this County do meet at Hicks Hall
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Thursday next the 19th. day of Sepr. Inst. at 11 of the Clock in
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the forenoon precisely and that the said Committee do
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particularly enquire after the Ground now in the possess
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of Mr Cole
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October 1776
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By adjournment 17th Octr. 1776
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appd. High Constable
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within the Hundred
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of Gore in the room
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Joseph Read
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one of the High Constables
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the Hundred of Gore hath exhibited his Petition setting forth
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he was sworn into the said office on or about the Tenth day of
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October 1773 and has duly served the said Office to be best of his
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Judgment and ability and is now near sixty four Years of
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Age is a farmer and has a large family and humbly pray
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to be discharged from the said office and this Court being
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satisfied in the Premises and
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Daniel Wilshen
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of Pinn
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the said County Gentleman being recommended to this Cou
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by two of his Majestys
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for the said
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residing and acting for the said Hundred as a fit and
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proper person to serve the said Office, This Court doth
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hereby appoint the said
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to be one of
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the High Constables to be within the said Hundred of Go
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in the place and Stead of the said
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being now here in his own proper person
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in open Court took his Oath for the due Execution of the sa
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office and the said
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is hereby absolutely disch
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from his said Office
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the Hundred of Spelthorn
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Whereas application being made unto this Court by
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one of the High Constables of the Hundred
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Spelthorne requesting to be discharged from his said
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office having served in the same upwards of three years
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this Court being satisfied in the premises and John Rod
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of
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in the said County Gentleman being recomm
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by Two of his Majesty's
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for this Court
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residing and Acting in the said Hundred as a fit and pro
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person to serve the said office This Court doth hereby
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the said John Roddis to be one of the High Constables
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the Hundred of Spelthorne in the place and stead of the sa
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and the said John Roddis being present here
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own proper person in open Court look his Oath for the due Execution
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same office and the said
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is hereby absolutely discharged
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his said office
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