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<p n="2084">January 1798</p>
<p n="2085">The Question was then put Whether this is to be<lb></lb>
considered as a County Bridge, which was carried in the Negative</p>
<p n="2086">Whether the County should repair this Bridge, When it<lb></lb>
was also determined that the County should not repair the same<lb></lb>
and the Parties were acquainted with the determination of the Court<lb></lb>
thereon.</p>
<p n="2087">By Adjournment same day</p>
<p n="2088">Mr Stirling having laid before the Court a Counterpart<lb></lb>
of the Lease from the Justices of Lord <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55610_geo1753">Northampton</rs>
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of the piece of<lb></lb>
Ground in the front of the Session House for the Term of Ninety<lb></lb>
nine years at a Rent of One Shilling that being the longest term<lb></lb>
for which by the Family settlement they were impowered to grant<lb></lb>
Leases, Resolved that the same should be accepted notwithstanding<lb></lb>
the variation from that originally proposed to have been granted</p>
<p n="2089">By Adjournment same day</p>
<p n="2090">It being represented unto this Court, that divers<lb></lb>
Persons have of late shewed forth and exposed to sale their<lb></lb>
Goods Wares and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ861">Merchandizes</rs>
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and openly exercised their<lb></lb>
ordinary Trades and Callings on the Lords day commonly called<lb></lb>
Sunday; and particularly that Carriers drovers waggoners, Carmen,<lb></lb>
Butchers, Higlers, and their Servants do contrary to and in<lb></lb>
defiance of the Laws in that behalf made and ordained, travel<lb></lb>
and carry on their Worldly labour and business on the Lords day,<lb></lb>
and that the due and religious observance thereof hath been<lb></lb>
greatly neglected and profaned notwithstanding his Majestys late<lb></lb>
Proclamation calling upon all Persons at this time to pay<lb></lb>
Obedience to the Laws and diligently to attend to the observance of<lb></lb>
the Lords day,in violation of the Laws, in contempt of Order and<lb></lb>
Decency, and to the great scandal of the Christian Religion<lb></lb>
Now this Court taking the Premises into serious consideration<lb></lb>
in order to prevent and punish all such Abuses Do hereby<lb></lb>
recommend it to His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55610_occ862">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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acting in and</p>
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