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Drat Orders of Court Sept. Sess: 1779.
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The usual order for the election of Chairman, but without
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Thanks.
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The Chairman informed the Court that since the last
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Session, to wit an the 20th. day of August last, the first
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stone of the New intended Session House for this County
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was laid by his grace the Duke of Northum berland
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bustes Rotutorum of the county
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at the request and in
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the presence of a
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great number of the Commissnrs.
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appointed for building the said Session House that for performing
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the Ceremony
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the Duke had provided, at his own exepence
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a Mallet made of Silver, and that immediately after
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the Caremony was over his Grace had in the most solite
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and obliging manner delivered the said Mallet to
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the Chairman as a persent to
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with august that
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his Majestys
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for this County with request that they would accept there of and
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presence the same
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as a immediate of its application and as a destimonial of the went and
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for the use of their Chairman for the time being as a
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Hammer of instrument for the purpose of Keeping
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Order: And the Chairman farther informed the Court
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that he had caused the following inscription to be
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in the Mallet to perpeluate the remembrance of the gift
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and the uses to whick it had been and was to be applied
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Here follows the Inscription.
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