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<p n="1260">Mr. Copper of Four Pounds P Ann. And the said John<lb></lb>
Iselton was accordingly put up and chose Engineer and<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="GLDBMV30502_occ395">Keeper</rs>
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of the Fire Engines for the Remainder of the Year.</p>
<p n="1261"> <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n1261-1">John Iselton</rs>
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was then called in, and Mr. Church <lb></lb>
Warden Hudson gave him charge to take care of the <lb></lb>
Engines, and exercise the said Office for the Remainder of <lb></lb>
the year.</p>
<p n="1262"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n1262-1">Organ Tuner</rs>
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</note>
Mr. Church Warden Hudson further acquainted<lb></lb>
the Gentlemen present that there also was a Vacancy<lb></lb>
for the Office of Tuner and Cleaner of the Organ by the <lb></lb>
death of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n1262-2">Thomas Griffin</rs>
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, and That Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n1262-3">George Griffin</rs>
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<interp inst="GLDBMV30502_n1262-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
the Nephew of the late Mr. Griffin, and Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n1262-4">John Byfield</rs>
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<lb></lb>
were Candidates for that Office.</p>
<p n="1263">A Letter from Mr. Byfield to Mr. Church Warden Hudson<lb></lb>
was then produced and read.</p>
<p n="1264">And so much of the several Orders of Vestry of the 7th.<lb></lb>
April 1768. when the late Mr. Griffin was elected into that <lb></lb>
Office, and of the 23d. June, and 3d. July 1767 relative to<lb></lb>
some Complaint that had been made of the Organ's not<lb></lb>
being kept in June being read, the Gentlemen present took<lb></lb>
it into Consideration, whether there was a necessity to have<lb></lb>
a Tuner and Cleaner of the Organ by the year, or to have<lb></lb>
the Organ tuned and cleaned when there should be<lb></lb>
occasion; And after, some debate thereon, Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n1264-1">James Green</rs>
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<lb></lb>
was desired to give his opinion to that matter, And he<lb></lb>
thereupon acquainted the Vestry, that as the <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n1264-2">Organ had</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a great Variety of Steps, there required such frequent<lb></lb>
attendance to keep it in June, that he thought it better to <lb></lb>
have a Tuner and Cleaner by the year as had been before<lb></lb>
practised.</p>
<p n="1265">Then. Mr. Pope moved, that Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n1265-1">George Griffin</rs>
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who had<lb></lb>
had the Care of the Organ since his Uncles's death, be<lb></lb>
continued Tuner and Cleaner of the Organ for the <lb></lb>
Remainder of the year, And being seconded by Mr. <lb></lb>
Maynard the Question was put and carried in the Affirm-<lb></lb>
ative.</p>
<p n="1266">Ordered that Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLDBMV30502_n1266-1">George Griffin</rs>
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be continued<lb></lb>
Tuner and Cleaner of the Organ for the Remainder of<lb></lb>
the Year.</p>
<p n="1267"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Organ</note>
Ordered also that the Church Warden for the <lb></lb>
time being do keep the Key of the Organ in his<lb></lb>
possession</p>
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