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<p n="46"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDMV36203_geo4">St. Clemt. Danes</rs>
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<rs type="date" id="WCCDMV36203_date4">Sepr. 21st. 1767</rs>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin">2</note>
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<p n="47">The Inhabitants of this Parish assembled in the<lb></lb>
Vestry room at nine in the forenoon to Ballot for a<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDMV36203_occ6">Vestry Clerk</rs>
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in the room of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDMV36203_n47-1">Wm: Chimmow</rs>
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<lb></lb>
deceased pursuant to the resolutions of the Vestry<lb></lb>
of the 16th. Instant</p>
<p n="48">The Minutes of which Vestry<lb></lb>
were now Read</p>
<p n="49">And on calling over the Names of the several<lb></lb>
Candidates (Vizt) Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDMV36203_n49-1">Edmond Coombe</rs>
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, Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDMV36203_n49-2">Alexr.<lb></lb>
Bassett</rs>
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, Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDMV36203_n49-3">Ninian Pinckney</rs>
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& Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDMV36203_n49-4">Jno. Pittman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
they severally answered to the same, Mr. Sidebotham<lb></lb>
having publickly declined a few days since</p>
<p n="50">Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WCCDMV36203_n50-1">Edmond Coombe</rs>
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at this Meeting<lb></lb>
declined being a Candidate for the Office of Vestry<lb></lb>
Clerk of this Parish now Vacant, but Mr. Bassett<lb></lb>
Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Pittman declared their<lb></lb>
intention of standing the Ballot</p>
<p n="51">And then the Inhabitants proceeded to<lb></lb>
Ballot accordingly and continued the same till the<lb></lb>
Church Clock struck four at which time the ballot<lb></lb>
was closed for this day, and on casting up the numbers<lb></lb>
the ballot stood thus</p>
<p n="52">For Mr. Pittman398<lb></lb>
Mr. Bassett147<lb></lb>
Mr. Pinckney38<lb></lb>
In all583</p>
<p n="53">Majority for Mr. Pittman 251<lb></lb>
Which the Churchwardens declared accordingly</p>
<p n="54">And then the Ballot Box with the several files were<lb></lb>
deposited in the Mahogany Press in the Vestry room<lb></lb>
under two different Locks, and a key was delivered to each<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDMV36203_occ7">Churchwarden</rs>
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<p n="55">Adjourn'd till tomorrow Morning at<lb></lb>
10 O'Clock to continue yr. ballot pursuant to yr. Minutes of 16th. Inst.</p>
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