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not having answered our Message, it is out of our Power to know
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more Particulars than what we can Collect from their or a
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The several Composicons that have been made with Persons and
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Parishes, which seem to us very unequal not knowing other
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Reason for Such Inequality, but that it has happned that
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some of the Trustees have been Surveyors. of the Parishes
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at the time of such Composicons
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Very different Prizes have been given for Ballast and for
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Carriage, but not knowing the Places from whence
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brought and whither to be carried we are not able to
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give any Opinion
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Money Given to Council to know whether Coaches and Carts
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Passing & repassing more than once in a day ought not to
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pay more then once
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General Orders have been broke into in favour to some
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The Security to Mr Sayer for £2000 lent by him to the
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Turnpike expected 25th. Feb: 1717 only by 3 Trustees tho'
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there were 7 then Present and the Deed dent about to be
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executed by 3 more
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The first Mortgage Deed to Mr Fuller Prepared and engrossed
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before it was approved by the Trustees and in that manner
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sent about to such Trustees as were willing to Sign
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Many of them refusing to Sign it.
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At the same time that the £2000 was borrowed of Mr.
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Sayer at £4½ P Ct Sr. Peter Meyer offered to lend the
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Money at 5th P Ct. and to take his Money at £100 a time
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which the Commee think much more for the advantage of
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a Turnpike
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The Commee observe that Since the Passing of the Act
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(which is about one Year & a half) the Tall must have
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Prduced very near £4000-That the Trustees have
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borrowed £2000 of Mr Fuller, £3000 of Mr Sayer, and
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have given Orders for borrowing 3000 more-Besides
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which the Commee cannot but observe That at their
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last Meeting they have made some very extraordinary
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Orders Vizt.
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9th. Dec 1718
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" Ordered that all Accots. be Audited"
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That each Bill Stated be Signed by 5 Trustees at A
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General Meeting"
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