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ought to be allowed, which amounts in the whole to thirteen
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pounds five Shillings & Six pence, and that the Said Justices
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have also taken into consideration what further gratuity
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(if any) Mr. Higgs deserves for his Services in & about the
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premisses, And the Said Justices doe Report that Mr. Higgs in
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defending the Hundred of
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at the Suit of Morrice
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had a great deal of extraordinary trouble to find out &
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detect the villany that was consulted by the Said Morrice to
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charge the Said Hundred with five hundred thirty one
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pounds and ten Shillings And the Said Justices are of
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opinion that Mr. Higgs deserves for his trouble as aforesaid
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the Sum of five guineas which makes in the whole the Sum of
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eighteen pounds ten Shillings & Six pence which he ought to
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retain in his hands out of the publick moneys of this County,
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This Court upon consideration had of the Said Report and of
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the great trouble which the Said Mr. Higgs hath been at
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in obtaining a discovery of the fraudulent & wicked
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Practice of the Said
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George Morrice
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in endeavouring falsely
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to charge & render the Said Hundred of Ossulston lyable to the
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Payment of the Said Sum of five hundred thirty one pounds
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& ten Shillings, and in consideration of the great care &
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Service done by the Said Mr. Higgs in obtaining Such discovery
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and in non prossing the Said action brought by the Said
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Morrice Doth ratify & confirm the said Report And is of
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opinion that an additional Sum of five guineas (over &
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above the Said Sumes of thirteen pounds five Shillings &
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Six pence being the amount of his Said bill of costs and five
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guineas mentioned in the Said Report) be allowed to the
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Said Mr. Higgs in respect of his Service, care & trouble
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aforesaid And doth Order that the Said Mr. Higgs be at liberty
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to retain to his own use, out of the publick money which he
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now hath or may come to his hands as General Treasurer of
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this County, the Said Several Sums of thirteen pounds five
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Shillings & Six pence and five guineas mentioned in the Said
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Report and the Said additional Sum of five guineas
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allowed by this Court amounting in the whole to the Sum of
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twenty three pounds fifteen Shillings & Six Pence, which Sum
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is to be allowed to him upon his account as General Treasurer
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of the Said County.
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