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day of November 1740 in the Forenoon (above a weeks
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notice of Such meeting for the purpose aforesaid being first
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given in the Daily Advertiser) And that
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William Butler
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then attended them concerning an Account by
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him delivered at the said last Sessions, the title of which
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Account is as followeth-Moneys due to ye. Several persons
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following for the gravelling Chertsea Campshots & keeping
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the Same in repair for Several years, repairing
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Brentford Bridge
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with Carpenters work & gravel Etc by Orders of ye Several
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Gentlemen under written-And that upon inspecting the
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Said Account and hearing of what was alledged by the Said
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William Butler
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the Said Justices are of opinion that there is
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nothing justly due to him from the Said County And that
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one Michael Purse also produced before them an account of
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moneys alledged to be due to him for Surveying the repairs of
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Chertsea
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Etc, And that they do find that he has not given to them any
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Satisfactory account of cleared to them that there is any thing due
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from this County to the Said Michael Purse, And that Peter
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Creswell Keeper of the
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at
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Clerkenwell
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also laid
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before them an account of moneys which he prays may be
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allowed him for the passing & receiving of Vagabonds pursuant to
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the late Act of Parliament, which account they examined with
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the Vouchers by him produced, And find that he has from the
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first of June last to the first day of November Following
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inclusive reced four hundred and twenty three Vagrants Past
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and conveyed them to the respective places directed by their
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respective passes, and having examined him on Oath touching
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his expences in conveying & releiving the Said Vagrants they
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are of opinion that the Several Sums by them Set down in
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the last Column of his Account are reasonable to be allowed
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to him for the Service aforesaid (which Sums with two pounds
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two Shillings for writing Certificates) amount in the whole
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to the Sum of Seventy two pounds one Shilling and three
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pence, And that the Said Justices observe that
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Anne Bellamy
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and her three children have been thirce passed through the
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Said House of Correction (vizt.) first from
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Chichester
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in her
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way to Ellington in the County of Huntingdon Secondly from
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Ellington in her way back to
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, and in the third place
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from
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in the way again to Ellington, And that
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Walter Brett
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for the Liberty
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also produced & laid before the Said Justices an
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account of moneys which he prayed may be allowed to him
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for the passing & releiving of Vagabonds pursuant to the late
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Act of Parliament, which account they have examined with
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the Vouchers by him produced, And find that he his from the
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first day of June last to the fourth day of November
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