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1764.
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By adjournment Thursday
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13th Decer 1764
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Samuel Clay
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High Constable
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of Hol
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bourn Division.}
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Whereas by order of Session made the twenty fifth day of February one thousand
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seven hundred and Sixty two It was ordered that no High Constable in this County
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shall continue in his Office longer than three years unless reelected and that the
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Court should have notice the Session before the Expiration of such Term and it
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now appearing to this Court that three years for which
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Samuel Clay
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who was elected to serve the said Office of
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High Constable
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in January Session one thousand seven hundred and Sixty two will expire the
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twelfth day of January next (by virtue of the said order) unless he shall be
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reelected But for as much as this Court is informed by a considerable number
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of the
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of this County residing within the said Division here
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present that the said Mr. Clay hath exerted himself on all occasions in and
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faithfully discharged the Duties of the Office and being well satisfied with his
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good services Doth therefore re-elect him into the Office of High Constable of
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the said Division for the further Term of Three years to commence at the
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Expiration of the said Term for which he was so elected and until another
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Person shall be elected and sworn to serve the said Office in his Room
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Same day
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The Order of Sessions
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made in May last relating
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to Justices being Written
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to by others upon Compl
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It having been this day represented to the Court by St.
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John Fielding
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Kind one of
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his Majesties
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for this County then present that it would be
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reasonable and proper when any of his Majesties
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for this
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County shall apprehend that he hath cause of Complaint against any other of
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the said Justices in any matter relating to the Execution of the Commission of the
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Peace or the Administration of Justice by acting contrary to the rules of the
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Sessions First Write or send to acquaint him or them thereof as probably such
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Justice or Justices may be able to give a Sufficient and Satisfactory reason for
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the Conduct complained of or the matter may by that means be adjusted and
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Reconciled in a friendly manner without giving occasion for the Sessions to
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direct a Letter to be written to such Justice by the
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Clerk of the Peace
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to dine on
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the County day as hath been usually done This Court being of opinion that
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it will be very right and proper so to do Doth hereby recommend it to be
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observed from this time forward.
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