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one of the Defendts. in this Cause, and
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. Severally make Oath and say, and first the
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sd Cleydel Courteen Sayth, That he being a Member of the
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Company of the Mine Adventures of England was present at a
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Generall Court of the said Company hold at Stationers Hall
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London on or about the twenty second day of December 1721 and
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that the said Company then came to Several Resolutions or Orders
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some Whereof this Deponent believes to best the effect following
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Vizt. a Motion being made for appointing a Committee of Seventh
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Persons being members of the said Company for the Year then
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ensuing, Seven whereof to be a Quorum to prosecute the Suits
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depending in the High Court of Chancery between the said Company and
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the Exsd. of Mr.
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William Waller
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and Mr.
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Anthoney Forty
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, And to prosecute
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any other Suck as they should think fitt, And that they should be
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farnished with all the persons for the service of the sd. Company, as the
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former Committee of Seventeen of the said Company had: on
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the Question put, it was carryed in the Affirmative, and therefore
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the said Company proceeded to the Choice of the said Committee by
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Way of Ballott and
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Nathaniel Careton
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(one of the
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Scrutineers
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appointed to Examins the Lists) reporting that the sd Sr. Humphrey
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Mackworth and others had the Majority of Votes, the sd Company
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on Such Report Resolved that they were daly elected to be the sd
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Committee for the purposes aforesaid, and this Desonent further
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sayth, That he having perused the Minutes and Resolutions of
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the sd. Company made in Generall Courts held the Year 1720 Doth
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find, that the former Committee were impowered to do all such Matters
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and things, as they Should Judge to be for the Good of the sd Company
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and to make and conclude any Agreement or Agreemts for their
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Service and to Affir the Corporation Seal thereto or to the Effect and
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the sd Deponent farther Sayth that on or about the 23d of this Just
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April he went to the Nine adventurers Office in Carsitors Alley
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and then in the presence of the said Jacob Bonnet and Mr Witcher
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