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<p n="242"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1764.</note>
By adjournment Thursday <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55605_date48">13th Decer 1764</rs>
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<p n="243"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n243-1">Samuel Clay</rs>
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reElected<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ176">High Constable</rs>
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of Hol<lb></lb>
bourn Division.}</note>
Whereas by order of Session made the twenty fifth day of February one thousand<lb></lb>
seven hundred and Sixty two It was ordered that no High Constable in this County<lb></lb>
shall continue in his Office longer than three years unless reelected and that the<lb></lb>
Court should have notice the Session before the Expiration of such Term and it<lb></lb>
now appearing to this Court that three years for which <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n243-2">Samuel Clay</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ177">Gentleman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who was elected to serve the said Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ178">High Constable</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo202">Holborn Division</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in January Session one thousand seven hundred and Sixty two will expire the<lb></lb>
twelfth day of January next (by virtue of the said order) unless he shall be<lb></lb>
reelected But for as much as this Court is informed by a considerable number<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ179">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of this County residing within the said Division here<lb></lb>
present that the said Mr. Clay hath exerted himself on all occasions in and<lb></lb>
faithfully discharged the Duties of the Office and being well satisfied with his<lb></lb>
good services Doth therefore re-elect him into the Office of High Constable of<lb></lb>
the said Division for the further Term of Three years to commence at the<lb></lb>
Expiration of the said Term for which he was so elected and until another<lb></lb>
Person shall be elected and sworn to serve the said Office in his Room</p>
<p n="244">Same day</p>
<p n="245"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">The Order of Sessions<lb></lb>
made in May last relating<lb></lb>
to Justices being Written<lb></lb>
to by others upon Compl<lb></lb>
Vacated}</note>
It having been this day represented to the Court by St. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n245-1">John Fielding</rs>
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Kind one of<lb></lb>
his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ180">Justices of his Peace</rs>
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for this County then present that it would be<lb></lb>
reasonable and proper when any of his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ181">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this<lb></lb>
County shall apprehend that he hath cause of Complaint against any other of<lb></lb>
the said Justices in any matter relating to the Execution of the Commission of the<lb></lb>
Peace or the Administration of Justice by acting contrary to the rules of the<lb></lb>
Sessions First Write or send to acquaint him or them thereof as probably such<lb></lb>
Justice or Justices may be able to give a Sufficient and Satisfactory reason for<lb></lb>
the Conduct complained of or the matter may by that means be adjusted and<lb></lb>
Reconciled in a friendly manner without giving occasion for the Sessions to<lb></lb>
direct a Letter to be written to such Justice by the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ182">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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to dine on<lb></lb>
the County day as hath been usually done This Court being of opinion that<lb></lb>
it will be very right and proper so to do Doth hereby recommend it to be<lb></lb>
observed from this time forward.</p>
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