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Thus having observed in General on the sd. Report the Commee Proceed to
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Shew what Recopcon this Report met with from the Trustees. The Report
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was made the 28th. of Janry. 1717 when Mr Jennings was in the Chair,
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It was reced, Ordered to be entred, thanks to be given to the Commee
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& to be considered Paragraph by Paragraph at their next Meeting.
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After Mr Jennings had quitted the Chair and himself & many more
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gone away, Another Trustee was Put into the Chair, and at the
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Close of the business of the day, the Minutes of the day were read
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(which on Examinacon we find to be the only time that the Minutes
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were ever read) and agreed to, all except the latter Part of the Minute
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for returning thanks to the Commee. The 4th. of Febry. the Report was
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considered Paragraph by Paragraph, It is censured as containing
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many In sinuations & ground less Refleccons on Mr Fuller & Mr Edwards
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& without further Reasen they give their thanks to the said Mr Edwards;
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and tho they think fit to disagree with the said commee as to what
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Relates to Mr Edwards, Yet they could not Permit themselves totally to
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disagree with the said Commee but are Pleased to make some Orders
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on the Observacons made by the said Commee in their Repot The
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Commee cannot find in what Part of the said Report those
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In Sinnatons & groundless Refleccons on Mr Fuller & Mr Edwards are to be
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found
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The third Paper laid before you is a Report from a Commee appointed to
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inspect their late Trearers Accots. It was not reasonable to expert this
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Report should meet with better Recepcon then the other. The Report was
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made the 8th. of July 1718-was read-and ordered to be entred-at the same
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time a Mocon was made for thanks to the Commee, and carried in the
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Negative. and at the same time the Trustees thought fit to disagree with
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the Commee as to such Sums as the Commee were of opinion ought not to
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be allowed to the said Mr Edwards, and imediately Ordered those Sumes
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to be allowed to the said Mr Edwards, which they well Know was Contrary
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to their former Order and to an Agreemt. made by the said Mr Edwards
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himself. And then to compleat all order thanks to be again given to
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their favourite Trearer Mr Edwards Thus much may Suffice as Genal
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observacons on the Proceedings of the said Trustees The Commee think
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at not Improper to lay before you some Particular Articles for your
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Consideracon
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3d. July 1717
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16th.
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"Mr J: Edwards chosen Treasurer, being desired to accept the Same"
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"Ordered that the Present Trearer give no Security"
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The Commee as to this Article observe that the Toll amounts upwards
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of £2500 Comunibus Anms That the said Mr J. Edwards is a Tradesman
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, has no visible Estate in this County, & therefore
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we conceive it Mange that no Gentleman of a visible Estate
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in Land could be found fit to be made Treasurer, Or that
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the said Mr Edwards might not be obliged to give Some
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