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<p n="334">By Adjournment Thursday 31st. May 1781</p>
<p n="335">The Orders made at the last Session of the peace holden<lb></lb>
for this County concerning the declaration of a Vacancy in the officers<lb></lb>
of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50740_occ175">Cryer of the Court of Sessions of the peace</rs>
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for this County and House<lb></lb>
keeper at Hicks Hall and the appointment of the Election of a proper<lb></lb>
person to the said offices to be decided this day by Ballot to begin at<lb></lb>
the hour of One and to Close at Three being called for and read and the<lb></lb>
Petition of Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50740_n335-1">Edward Hall</rs>
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to be appointed to the said offices and a<lb></lb>
Letter from His Grace the Duke of Northumberland Custos Rotulorum<lb></lb>
of this County recommending the said Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50740_n335-2">Edward Hall</rs>
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to the<lb></lb>
favour of His Majestys Justices of the peace being also read<obscured></obscured>
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Motion was made that Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50740_n335-3">Edward Hall</rs>
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be appointed to the<lb></lb>
offices of Cryer of the Court of Sessions of the peace and Session of oyer &<lb></lb>
Terminer for this County and House keeper at Hicks Hall Whereupon<lb></lb>
His Majesty's Justices of the peace proceeded to Ballot and at the Hour<lb></lb>
of Three (being the him appointed for closing the Ballot) having closed<lb></lb>
the Ballot And appointed <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50740_n335-4">Jeremiah Bentham</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50740_occ176">Esquire</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50740_n335-5">Thos.<lb></lb>
Parker</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50740_occ177">Esquire</rs>
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two of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50740_occ178">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this<lb></lb>
County <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50740_occ179">Scrutineers</rs>
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to Examine the Ballot and Report the State<lb></lb>
thereof the said Scrutineers withdrew and being returned Reported<lb></lb>
the State of the Ballot as follows vizt. that 27 of his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50740_occ180">Justices of the peace</rs>
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had voted and that of those votes the Whole<lb></lb>
were for Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50740_n335-6">Edward Hall</rs>
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. Whereupon it was moved that Mr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50740_n335-7">Edward Hall</rs>
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is duly Elected <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50740_occ181">Cryer of the Court of Sessions</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
peace for this County and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50740_occ182">Housekeeper</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50740_geo174">Hicks Hall</rs>
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