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<p n="112">Deninus Rex<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15034_n112-1">Humfridn Mackworth</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15034_occ43">Mil</rs>
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& at</p>
<p n="113"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15034_n113-4">Cleydel Courteen</rs>
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one of the Defendts. in this Cause, and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15034_n113-1">Jacob Bonner</rs>
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of London <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15034_occ44">Mercht</rs>
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. Severally make Oath and say, and first the<lb></lb>
sd Cleydel Courteen Sayth, That he being a Member of the<lb></lb>
Company of the Mine Adventures of England was present at a<lb></lb>
Generall Court of the said Company hold at Stationers Hall<lb></lb>
London on or about the twenty second day of December 1721 and<lb></lb>
that the said Company then came to Several Resolutions or Orders<lb></lb>
some Whereof this Deponent believes to best the effect following<lb></lb>
Vizt. a Motion being made for appointing a Committee of Seventh<lb></lb>
Persons being members of the said Company for the Year then<lb></lb>
ensuing, Seven whereof to be a Quorum to prosecute the Suits<lb></lb>
depending in the High Court of Chancery between the said Company and<lb></lb>
the Exsd. of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15034_n113-2">William Waller</rs>
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and Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15034_m113-5">Anthoney Forty</rs>
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, And to prosecute<lb></lb>
any other Suck as they should think fitt, And that they should be<lb></lb>
farnished with all the persons for the service of the sd. Company, as the<lb></lb>
former Committee of Seventeen of the said Company had: on<lb></lb>
the Question put, it was carryed in the Affirmative, and therefore<lb></lb>
the said Company proceeded to the Choice of the said Committee by<lb></lb>
Way of Ballott and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15034_n113-3">Nathaniel Careton</rs>
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(one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15034_occ45">Scrutineers</rs>
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appointed to Examins the Lists) reporting that the sd Sr. Humphrey<lb></lb>
Mackworth and others had the Majority of Votes, the sd Company<lb></lb>
on Such Report Resolved that they were daly elected to be the sd<lb></lb>
Committee for the purposes aforesaid, and this Desonent further<lb></lb>
sayth, That he having perused the Minutes and Resolutions of<lb></lb>
the sd. Company made in Generall Courts held the Year 1720 Doth<lb></lb>
find, that the former Committee were impowered to do all such Matters<lb></lb>
and things, as they Should Judge to be for the Good of the sd Company<lb></lb>
and to make and conclude any Agreement or Agreemts for their<lb></lb>
Service and to Affir the Corporation Seal thereto or to the Effect and<lb></lb>
the sd Deponent farther Sayth that on or about the 23d of this Just<lb></lb>
April he went to the Nine adventurers Office in Carsitors Alley<lb></lb>
and then in the presence of the said Jacob Bonnet and Mr Witcher</p>
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