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<p n="3544">Then Mr. Cracraft Senior moved that that Part of <lb></lb>
the Order of Vestry dated the 27th. Day of July 1749 Which<lb></lb>
Directed That the Person who should be chosen organist should<lb></lb>
attend in Person twice on every Sunday and on other usual<lb></lb>
Festivals and to have no Deputy but in Case of Sickness be now<lb></lb>
Confirmed and being Seconded by Mr. Phillips. The Question<lb></lb>
was putt on the Said Motion and Carried in the affirmative <lb></lb>
by a Great Majority.</p>
<p n="3545"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Ordered that that part of the <lb></lb>
order of Vestry of<lb></lb>
the 27 July 1749 which<lb></lb>
Directs that the Person who<lb></lb>
Thod. be chosen organist.<lb></lb>
Thod. Attend in person Twice<lb></lb>
on every Sunday & be <lb></lb>
Confirmed</note>
Ordered that that Part of the Order of Vestry which<lb></lb>
Directs that the Person who should be chosen organist should<lb></lb>
attend in Person Twice on every Sunday & other Usual Festivals <lb></lb>
and to have no Deputy but in Case of Sickness Be now Confirmed.</p>
<p n="3546"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Motion that the Election<lb></lb>
Thod. be by Ballot</note>
</p>
<p n="3547"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">It Was Carried by a Great<lb></lb>
Majority for a Ballot.</note>
Then the Gentlemen present took into Consideration Whether <lb></lb>
they should Proceed in the Election of An organist by Way of<lb></lb>
Ballott or by a Poll and after long Debate Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30501_n3547-1">James Anderton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
moved that the Election of <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30501_n3547-2">An Organist</rs>
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should be by Ballot<lb></lb>
And being Seconded by Mr. Maynard the Question was putt on<lb></lb>
the said Motion and upon holding up of Hands the Church <lb></lb>
Warden Declared It Was Carried by a Great Majority for <lb></lb>
a Ballot.</p>
<p n="3548"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Motion that the Election <lb></lb>
Shod. be by Poll.</note>
</p>
<p n="3549"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">It past in the Negative,<lb></lb>
by a Great Majority</note>
It Was afterwards moved in the alternative that the <lb></lb>
Election should be by a Poll And the Question was Putt on<lb></lb>
the said Motion But upon holding up of Hands, the <lb></lb>
Church Warden Declared it Past in the Negative by a <lb></lb>
Great Majority.</p>
<p n="3550"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Ordered that the Method<lb></lb>
in the Election Thod: be by<lb></lb>
Ballot & not by Poll.</note>
Ordered That the Method of Proceeding in the Election<lb></lb>
of an Organist of this Parish be By Ballot and <lb></lb>
not by Poll.</p>
<p n="3551"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Resolved to open the Ballot<lb></lb>
on Friday the 3d. Instant <lb></lb>
at 10 in the forenoon & Close<lb></lb>
of 2 Precisely the Same, Day.</note>
Resolved therefore to open the Ballot on Friday<lb></lb>
the third Day of April Instant at Ten of the Clock in the</p>
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