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To the Right Honourable the
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Lord High Chancellor
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of Great Britain
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The Humble Representation of his Majesties
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Justices of the Peace
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in General Session assembled
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Sheweth
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Unto your Lordship That at the Sessions of the Peace for Middx begun and holden on the
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15th. Day of Janry
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1749
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And also holden by Adjournment on the
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18th. day of the same Month
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being Thursday commonly called the County Day being
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the Day when the greatest Number of Justices are Assembled together at
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Hicks's Hall
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Several Complaints were made
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by Divers Persons Constables and other Officers of the peace against
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Henry Broadhead
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Esqr One of the Justices of the peace of the
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said County of many Misbehaviors in the Execution of his Office of Justice of the Peace, and of Arts by him Used for extorting
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Money under Colour of his said Office to prove which they Produced Several Affidavits praying they might be read and
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they being read, It Appearing to us they contained a heavy Charge against the said Justice And he not being present We
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directed the
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to Acquaint him by Letter with the said Complaints inclosing there in Copies of the sd. affidavits
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And to let him know the Justices of the Peace then Present desired he, would dine with them at
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on the County
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Day of the next ensuing Sessions.
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That on that Day the said Mr. Broadhead, came, but was not Prepared to Answer the Matters of the sd. Affidts.
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And therefore he was desired to be ready with his Answer at the County Day of the next Sessions which was on
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Thursday the first day of March
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That on the last mentioned day the Chairman reced a Letter from the said Mr. Broadhead giving an Account of
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his being in a bad State of Health and that by the Advice of his Physicians he was going to
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Bristol
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for the Benefit of the
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Waters But it was Observed he did not Say, he was Wrongfully Accused, or was able. to make any Defence, or Excuse nor
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did he desire, any further Day
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That thereupon we had the Affidavits again read And we beg leave, to Observe to your Lordship from the facts
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thereby Stated it Appears that when offenders have, been, taken up & by the Constable, brought before, the said, Mr. Broadhead as
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a Justice, of the Peace. and he. was Acquainted, with the Crime, His Practice, was to Demand a Shilling of the Prosecutor
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for his Warrant which he insisted shod. be taken out to Apprehend, the, party for the said, Crime, and to bring him before him
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