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at Eighty Pounds per Annum, allowing to the said Mrs.
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Seymour the further Sume of One Guinea P Sessions
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for her Assistance in provideing Dinners for the
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Justices of the Peace at
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and at his
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own Charge defraying the Expences of such Dinners,
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paying Servants Wages and Provideing Linnen and
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other accomodations, the said Geary also alledging
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that he hath not only performed the said Contract
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but hath paid severall considerable Sumes of
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Money for Law Charges on Mrs. Seymours accompt
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in getting her possession of the Cryers Place and
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on other Accompts, to which Comittee of Justices
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It was also by the said Order referred to Report
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the truth of the Premisses unto this Court Together
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with their Opinions therein, And if they found the
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said Geary aggrieved, in what manner he ought
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to be redressed) The said Comittee of Justices have
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by their said Report (inter al) certifyed unto
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this Court that they convened before them the
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said Geary and Mrs. Seymour, and haveing perused
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and considered the written Agreement therein
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mentioned made between them on the Fifth day
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of January 1715 Did observe that the same was
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not, as alledged by the said Geary, to Continue for
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so long a time as the said Mrs. Seymour should
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enjoy the Office of Cryer and House keeper but
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expressly so long as both Parties Should agree,
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And that at or soon after the expiration of the first
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Year after the makeing thereof Mrs. Seymour did
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depart from the same and demanded other Terms
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and a greater Rent (to witt) One hundred pounds
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per Annum of the said Geary which he Complyed
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with (by his Wife who, it appeared, Usually transacted
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those Affairs for him) and the said new paroll
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Agreement was Executed on both parts for that
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Year, and the like hath been renewed & executed
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