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3rd May 1753 - 15th September 1757

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By adjournmt. on Thursday the fifteenth day of May 1755

Order for Mr. Higgs Trearer
to pay £42.17s.6d to William
Smyth King
< no role > Esqr . Administrator of
John King< no role > Esqr . deced for
Inquisitions taken by the sd.
John King< no role > .

A List of Inquisitions being produced before this Court by William Sueyth King Esqr.
Administrator of the Estate and Effects of John King< no role > Esqr . deceased late one of the Coroners
of this County therein mentioning the same to be taken on view of dead Bodies in the said
County by the said John King< no role > since the thirtieth day of November One thousand seven
hundred and fifty four and chargeable on the said County pursuant to an Act of Parliament
made in the twenty fifth year of the reign of King George the second Intituled An Act
for giving a proper Reward to Coroners for the due Execution of their Office and for
the amoval of Coroners upon a lawfull Conviction for certain Misdemeanors which
List begins on the second day of December last and end on the twenty sixth day of
February last therein mentioning the dead Bodies viewed to be forty two in Number
and that there is due for the Coroners Fee and Number of Miles travelled on account of
taking the said Inquisitions the Sum of forty seven pounds four shillings and three
pence And it appearing unto this Court by Writing under the Hands of Bartholomew
Hammond and Francis Bedwell< no role > Esqrs . two of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the
said County that they had examined the said List and there is no more than the Sum of
forty two pounds seventeen shillings and six pence justly due thereupon It is thereupon
Ordered by this Court that Mr. John Higgs< no role > Treasurer of this County do pay the said
Sum of forty two pounds seventeen shillings and six pence to the said William
Sucyth King in full of the said Demand whose Receipt together with this Order
shall be a sufficient Discharge to the said Treasurer for such payment.

By adjournmt. on Thursday the fifteenth day of May 1755.

Order for Mr. Higgs Trearer
to pay £54.4s.9d to Edward
the freville Esqr. Coroner for
taking Inquisitions

An Account of Inquisitions being produced before this Court by Edward Umfreville< no role > Esqr.
one of the Coroners of this County therein mentioning the same to be taken on view of dead
Bodies in the said County since the fifth day of September One thousand seven hundred
and fifty four and chargeable on the said County pursuant to an Act of Parliament made
in the twenty fifth year of the reign of King George the second Intituled An Act for
giving a proper Reward to Coroners for the due Execution of their Office and for the
Amoval of Coroners upon a lawfull Conviction for certain Misdemeanors which Account
begins on the seventeenth day of September aforesaid and ends on the tenth day of
April last therein mentioning the dead Bodies viewed to be forty eight in number and
that there is due to the said Coroner the Sum of fifty four pounds four shillings and
nine pence for his Coroners Fee and for the Number of Miles by him travelled on
account of taking the said Inquisitions And it appearing unto this Court by Writing
under the Hands of Bartholomew Hammond< no role > and John Crosse< no role > Esquires two of his
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said County that the had examined the said
Account and did approve of the same It is thereupon Ordered by this Court
that Mr. John Higgs< no role > Treasurer of this County do pay the said Sum of fifty
four pounds four shillings and nine pence to the said Edward Umfreville< no role > in full of his said
Demand whose Receipt together with this Order shall be a sufficient discharge to
the said Treasurer for such payment.




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