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fell from the Key of the Said Harbour into the Long Boat
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whereby he very much fractured his Skull and was Sent to St.
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Bartholomew's Hospitall in London the fifth day of April
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one thousand Seven hundred & three and was discharged the
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Seventh day of June following not being cured, And that the
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Petr. being alsoe very much reduced & aged is by reason
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thereof and of the fracture in his Skull aforesaid rendred
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incapable of Serveing the Government or of getting
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Subsistance to Support himself and Family, And the Petr.
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therefore implored this Court (according to an Act of
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Parliament made in the forty third yeare of Queen Elizabeth
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and Since Perpetuated) to grant unto the Petr. a Pension
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from this County, Now upon produceing of proper Certificates
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to make out the truth of the Petr. case in Order to intitule
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him to be allowed a Pension from this County This Court
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being Satisfyed that the Said
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Michael Baker
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the Petr. is a
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Person deserveing to be admitted as a disabled Mariner &
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of this County and to have a yearly pension
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allowed unto him Doth Order that the Said
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Michael Baker
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be and
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he is hereby admitted as a disabled Mariner & Pensioner of this
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County and this Court doth assign unto him the Said Michael
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Baker
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and doth Order that he be allowed a yearly Pension of
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four pounds, And that the
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for the time being of the
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moneys raised or to be raised for releife of maimed Soldiers &
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Mariners
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within the Hundreds of Ossulston
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Edmonton
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Gore
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in the Said County doe yearly & every yeare well & truely
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pay or cause to be paid unto the Said
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Michael Baker
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the yearly
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pension or Sum of four pounds of lawfull money of Great
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Britain by quarterly payments for & towards his better Support
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& maintenance untill Order of the Court of General Quarter
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Sessions of the peace for this County to the contrary, And that
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the Said pension doe commence from Midsummer day
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last past.
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By the Court
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By Adjornmt. on Thursday the
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11th. day of July 1734
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Order for Mr.
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John Higgs
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money to pay £15. to Wm.
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Martin Petty
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Constable
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for half a
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yeares Salary due at
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Ladyday 1734}
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It is Ordered by this Court that
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of the
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moneys raised in this County to defray the expences of Passing
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and releiving of Vagrants Doe thereout or after he Shall have
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Sufficient thereof in his hands forthwith pay unto William
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Martin one of the Petty Constables of the Parish of
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in the Said County the Sum of fifteen pounds for
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the Salary allowed to him for his trouble & expences in
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