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<p n="1961">February 1782.</p>
<p n="1962">the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ832">Lords Commissioners of the Treasury</rs>
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by the Officers of the Exchequer<lb></lb>
with whom he passes his Accounts</p>
<p n="1963">That in the Year 1691 a Representation was made by his<lb></lb>
Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ833">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ834">Lord Commissioners of<lb></lb>
their Majestys Treasury</rs>
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stating that the usual allowance was then to<lb></lb>
Eighteen Justices praying (in Consequence of the Increase of Justices and<lb></lb>
more numerous attend thereof at Session) a further allowance of<lb></lb>
Four shillings to Six more Justices and that in Conformity then to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ835">Lords<lb></lb>
Commissioners of the Treasury</rs>
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had issued an Order or Warrant to the then<lb></lb>
Sheriff of this County to make such additional Allowance and also to the<lb></lb>
Officers of the Exchequer to make allowance thereof again to the Sheriff since<lb></lb>
which time the said allowance has been continued to Twenty four</p>
<p n="1964">And it further appearing to your Committee that more<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ836">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this County do usually attend the Sessions since<lb></lb>
the date of the last Commission of the peace for this County than did before<lb></lb>
that upon an Average Forty six different Justices are present at each<lb></lb>
Session of which number more than Twenty three daily attend that since<lb></lb>
the allowance heretofore made to Twenty four Justices the price of all<lb></lb>
sorts of Viands have greatly increassed and it also appearing by the<lb></lb>
Examination of Mr. Hall the House Keeper at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1713">Hicks Hall</rs>
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that since he<lb></lb>
has been in Office through he cannot take upon himself to every he has<lb></lb>
been out of Pocket by providing the Dinners for his Majesty's Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace each day of the Session for the allowance made to Twenty<lb></lb>
four Justices and the Clerk of the Peace yet he has not Reaped any<lb></lb>
Emolument thereby and has great reason to apprehend from the Daily<lb></lb>
increase of Magistrates that he shall soon be a looser It is the<lb></lb>
Opinion of the Committee that an Additional allowance ought to be<lb></lb>
demanded for Twelve more Justices and that application to that end<lb></lb>
should be forthwith made to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ837">Lords Commissioners of his Majestys<lb></lb>
Treasury</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1965">All which the Committee Submit Etc</p>
<p n="1966"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1966-1">Ser Bentham</rs>
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