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February 1782.
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the
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by the Officers of the Exchequer
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with whom he passes his Accounts
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That in the Year 1691 a Representation was made by his
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Majestys
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for this County to the
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Lord Commissioners of
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their Majestys Treasury
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stating that the usual allowance was then to
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Eighteen Justices praying (in Consequence of the Increase of Justices and
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more numerous attend thereof at Session) a further allowance of
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Four shillings to Six more Justices and that in Conformity then to the
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had issued an Order or Warrant to the then
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Sheriff of this County to make such additional Allowance and also to the
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Officers of the Exchequer to make allowance thereof again to the Sheriff since
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which time the said allowance has been continued to Twenty four
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And it further appearing to your Committee that more
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for this County do usually attend the Sessions since
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the date of the last Commission of the peace for this County than did before
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that upon an Average Forty six different Justices are present at each
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Session of which number more than Twenty three daily attend that since
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the allowance heretofore made to Twenty four Justices the price of all
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sorts of Viands have greatly increassed and it also appearing by the
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Examination of Mr. Hall the House Keeper at
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Hicks Hall
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that since he
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has been in Office through he cannot take upon himself to every he has
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been out of Pocket by providing the Dinners for his Majesty's Justices
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of the Peace each day of the Session for the allowance made to Twenty
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four Justices and the Clerk of the Peace yet he has not Reaped any
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Emolument thereby and has great reason to apprehend from the Daily
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increase of Magistrates that he shall soon be a looser It is the
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Opinion of the Committee that an Additional allowance ought to be
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demanded for Twelve more Justices and that application to that end
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All which the Committee Submit Etc
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Ser Bentham
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