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the County aforesaid by adjornment on Thursday the fifteenth day
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of January in the ninth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George
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the Second King of Great Britain France & Ireland Defender of
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in this County exhibited unto this unto this Court setting forth
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That he hath expended about the Sum of four pounds & five
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Shillings in passing Vagrants from the Officers of the
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through the said County, as may
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appeare by Certificates of allowance Signed by two of his
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Maties
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for the said County, which
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expences still remain unpaid to the petitioner, and the
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petitioner praying that this Court
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will be
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pleased to order that the Treasurer of the said County may
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pay to the petitioner his said expences, It is Ordered by this
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unto his Maties
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for this County appointed
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to take the accounts of the Treasurers of the said County or
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any three or more of them to peruse and inspect the said
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Certificates, and to inquire if the Vagrants therein mentioned
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were duely passed, and to examin if the sums allowed to the
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petitioner by the said Certificates for such Service are just
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and reasonable and such as ought to be allowed, or if
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over charged and how much, And to certify what in
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their opinion is justly one to the petitioner for the said
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Service unto the Court of General Quarter or General
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Sessions of the peace for this County to the End such further
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Order may be made as the Court shall in that behalf
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By the Court
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Walter
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