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<p n="1313"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55607_date38">December 1778</rs>
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By Adjournment Thursday<lb></lb>
10 December 1778</p>
<p n="1314">It is Ordered that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1314-1">Richard Hewitt</rs>
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one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ590">High<lb></lb>
Constables</rs>
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of the Hundred of Edmonton in this County do attend the Court her<lb></lb>
on Monday the Eleventh day of January next to shew cause why he hath<lb></lb>
not levied and paid to the Treasurer the County Rate or Assessment upon the<lb></lb>
several parishes and places within his district and that the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ591">High<lb></lb>
Constable</rs>
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do then account for the same Rate before his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ592">Justices<lb></lb>
of the peace</rs>
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on the said Monday as he will answer for his further neglect of<lb></lb>
his peril</p>
<p n="1315">By adjournment same day</p>
<p n="1316">It is Ordered that Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1316-1">Herbert Mackworth</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ593">Baronet</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1316-2">George Forster</rs>
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Tuffnell Esquire <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1316-3">Charles Gould</rs>
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Esquire and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1316-4">John Barnfather</rs>
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<lb></lb>
be added to the Committee appointed at the last General Quarter Session of<lb></lb>
the peace held for this County to take into Consideration the Claims and<lb></lb>
Demands of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1316-5">Richard Akerman</rs>
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upon this County in respect to the fees<lb></lb>
supposed by him to be due to him for the discharge and Commitment of certain<lb></lb>
persons in his Custody</p>
<p n="1317">By adjournment same day</p>
<p n="1318">It appearing to this Court that since the date of the last<lb></lb>
Commission of the peace for this County a much greater number of Justices do<lb></lb>
usually attend the Sessions of the peace than before were accustomed to do that<lb></lb>
there is only taken of the Sheriff Wages for Twenty four Justices each day of the<lb></lb>
Sessions besides two Shillings for the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ594">Clerk of the peace</rs>
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and that often there are f<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
more Justices present It is Ordered that</p>
<p n="1319">Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1319-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n1319-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Knight<lb></lb>
The Reverend Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1319-2">George Booth</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ595">Baronet</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1319-3">John Spencer</rs>
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Colepeper Esquire<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1319-4">John Spiller</rs>
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Esquire<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1319-5">Saunders Witch</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n1319-5" type="gender" value="unknown"></interp>
Esquire<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1319-6">William Mainwaring</rs>
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Esquire<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1319-7">David Wilmot</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n1319-7" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Esquire<lb></lb>
Thomas Tryon Cotton Esquire<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1319-8">Thomas Cogan</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ596">Esquire</rs>
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<p n="1320">or any three or more of them be and they are hereby appointed a Committee<lb></lb>
to consider how the number of Justices who may receive Wages for attending<lb></lb>
the Sessions of the peace for this County came to be limited to Twenty four and<lb></lb>
whether any and what addition ought to be made and to Report their Opinion<lb></lb>
thereof and the said Committee are to meet for the first time at Hicks Hall<lb></lb>
Friday the Eighteenth day of December Instant at Twelve O Clock at New</p>
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