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To the Maties
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in their
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General Sessions Assembled.
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The Comittee whose names are hereunto set to whom amongst other of
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his Maties
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for this County it was referred by Order of the
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last General Quarter Sessions of the peace held for this County to enquire into
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the truth of the complaint of
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Francis Geary
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and to report the same unto this
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Court with their opinions touching the premises, and in what manner the
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peticoner Geary ought to be redressed (if aggrieved) did proceed to Enquire
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into the said matters to them referred, and had several meetings for that
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purpose And the said Geary's Complaint appeared to be that on the 5th of
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January 1715/16 he came to an Agreement with Mrs Seymore (which was
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reduced into writing and signed by the parties and was produced before the
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Comittee,) whereby, as the said Geary did alledge, he was to receive the Fees
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of the Court at
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and the benefit accuring by Licences renewed and
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all other advantages belonging to the Cryer and Housekeeper thereof for so
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long a time as the said Mrs Seymore should enjoy the
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same for which
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he on his part was to pay her forty pounds then in hand and forty pounds more
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at the Expiration of that year and so Eighty pounds P Anum and to pay her one
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Guinea every Sessions for her Assistance and to defray the expences of the
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Justices Dinners and Servants Wages and to provide Linnen and other
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accomodations. And then alledged that he on his part had performed the
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said Contract throughout. And further that he had been at several
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voluntary charges on her account to which he was no way obliged by the
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same as £16 for Coach hire paid for her and £20 for Law charges in getting her
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possession in the whose 36th which said Items of £16: and £20: the said Geary
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alledged he did agree not to Demand an allowance of Mrs Seymore for; if She
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would perform the Terms of the said written Agreement with him which
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he insisted upon as a Subsisting Agreement at the time of his Complaint and
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therefore prayed that under the same he might be continued in, his Employmt.
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he in such case waving his Demand of the said £36: but that Mrs Seymore
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was dissatisfyed with the terms of the said written contract and demanded
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£110: P Anum rent in breath thereof and also an allowance of the said £20: and
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£16: which the said Geary by no means could pay, and the Comittee having
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thereupon convened before them the said Geary and Mrs Seymore and
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examined them as to the aforesaid matters and having perused and
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considered the said written Agreement did observe that the same was not, as
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Alledged by the said Geary to continue for so long a time as the said Mrs Seymore
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should enjoy the Office of Cryer and House keeper but expresly so long as both
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party's should agree. And it appeared upon the said Examination that at
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soon after, the expiration of the first year after the making thereof Mrs
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Seymore did depart from the same and demanded other Terms and a
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greater Kent. To Wit £100: P Anum of the said Geary which he complyed
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with (by his Wife who it appeared usually transacted these Affairs for him
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and the said new parol Agreement was executed on both parts for
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