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<p n="55">By adjournment Saturday 16th April 1774</p>
<p n="56"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Present<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n56-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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Dudley & Ward<lb></lb>
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n Brettell<lb></lb>
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n Barnfather<lb></lb>
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S:Colepeper<lb></lb>
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nge Mercer<lb></lb>
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vid Wilmot</note>
It appearing to this Court by the Report of the Committee<lb></lb>
appointed the 14th. day of April Inst. to examine the Accounts of the<lb></lb>
Treasurer of this County that whole of the late rate of £2000 is<lb></lb>
expended and that there appears due to the said Treasurer upon<lb></lb>
the face of His Accounts the sum of £168..3..4 besides many other<lb></lb>
demands on the County not yet satisfied It is Ordered that the<lb></lb>
Sum of £3000 be immediately Raised on the County according to<lb></lb>
the Act of the 12th. of the late King George the Second</p>
<p n="57">It is ordered that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ19">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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do procure the<lb></lb>
Statutes of the last Sessions of Parliament for the use of this Court</p>
<p n="58">It is ordered that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ20">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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do against the next<lb></lb>
Session of the Peace to be holden for this County procure proper Barrs<lb></lb>
to be placed at the Doors of this Court to prevent the access of the mob</p>
<p n="59">It appearing to this Court by the Report of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n59-1">William Drinkwater</rs>
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<lb></lb>
that it is necessary to make some trifling Repairs to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo31">Brentford Bridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
It is ordered that Mr. Drinkwater be and he is hereby desired to<lb></lb>
employ proper Workmen to make such necessary repairs to the said<lb></lb>
Bridge as may to him seens needful.</p>
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Here follows a Copy of the Letter as settled by the Chairman<lb></lb>
and sent by the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ21">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n60-1">Bolton Manwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ22">Esquire</rs>
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pursuant to the above order of Court</p>
<p n="61">Office of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ23">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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N 4 <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo32">Breams<lb></lb>
Buildings Chancery Lane</rs>
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17 May 1774</p>
<p n="62">Sir</p>
<p n="63">I am ordered by the Court of Quarter Session to inform you<lb></lb>
that on the County day of last Session a Paper was produced by the<lb></lb>
Chairman purporting to be an account of Monies laid out in several<lb></lb>
County works done under your Direction and a Charge of five<lb></lb>
per Cent thereon amounting to upwards of two Hundred pounds<lb></lb>
in the said paper said to have been owing to you ever since the<lb></lb>
Year 1767 and that the same paper was then taken into Consideration<lb></lb>
When the Justices not being able to find by any order or minute in the<lb></lb>
Books of the Court nor to recollect that you were ever employed by<lb></lb>
them in the Capacity of a Surveyor but on the Contrary conceiving that<lb></lb>
the Services You have done the County were voluntary and in every<lb></lb>
sence of the word dissinterested were of Opinion not to allow Your<lb></lb>
Demand</p>
<p n="64">I am<lb></lb>
Sir<lb></lb>
Your most Obedient<lb></lb>
& most humble Servant</p>
<p n="65">To <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n65-1">Bolton Manwaring</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ24">Esqr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo33">Norwood</rs>
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near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo34">Southall</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo35">Middlesex</rs>
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