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<p n="378"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50793_geo370">Middlesex</rs>
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To His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50793_occ90">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50793_geo371">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
their GeneralSession of the Peace holden for the said County in the<lb></lb>
Month of February assembled</p>
<p n="379">The Report of the Committee appointed "To<lb></lb>
"examine and adjust from time to time the Account<lb></lb>
"or Accounts of the Treasurer of this County as well<lb></lb>
"with respect to his Receipts as his Expenditures and<lb></lb>
"also to examine and audit all demands of what<lb></lb>
"nature or kind soever made upon this County<lb></lb>
"precious to the Payment thereof."</p>
<p n="380"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">The said Committee Report</note>
<lb></lb>
That having taken into consideration the Order 9th Referrence<lb></lb>
"the in made at the last Session Vizt. To take and examine the Account of the<lb></lb>
"Executer or legal Representative of Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n380-1">John Benson</rs>
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deceased late Treasurer<lb></lb>
"of this County of all Monies received and paid by the said Mr Benson since<lb></lb>
"his last Account settled as such Treasurer and Receiver." and It appearing<lb></lb>
that Mrs. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n380-2">Margaret Benson</rs>
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Widow and Relief of our <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n380-3">John Benson</rs>
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late<lb></lb>
Treasurer of this County is the only Executrix and legal Representative of the<lb></lb>
said Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n380-4">John Benson</rs>
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and Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n380-5">Benjamin Burchell</rs>
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attending, for the said<lb></lb>
Mrs. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n380-6">Margaret Benson</rs>
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the Committee proceeded to examine the Accounts of<lb></lb>
the late Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50793_n380-7">John Benson</rs>
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Treasurer of this County by which it appears as<lb></lb>
follows Vizt.</p>
<p n="381">That there are three distinct heads of Accounts Vizt<lb></lb>
1st. County Rate<lb></lb>
2d. County Rents<lb></lb>
3d. Hay market Tolls</p>
<p n="382">£ s d</p>
<p n="383">That in respect to the County Rate the<lb></lb>
Accounts of Mr. Benson as <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50793_occ91">Treasurer</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
this County were made up examined<lb></lb>
and allowed to the 20th. day of April last<lb></lb>
and by which Account there was a Balance<lb></lb>
remaining in his hands of}<lb></lb>
200..7..4½</p>
<p n="384">That by an Order of Court in April Session<lb></lb>
last a County Rate was directed to be<lb></lb>
levied for the Sum of}<lb></lb>
4000..0..0</p>
<p n="385">That Mr Benson received of the Rate<lb></lb>
immediately proceeding the Rate in April<lb></lb>
and which in the last settlement of his<lb></lb>
Accounts was charged as deficient}<lb></lb>
200.7..3½</p>
<p n="386">That he has received of different Parishes on Account<lb></lb>
of subsisting the Wives & Families of Malitia men}<lb></lb>
80.10.5</p>
<p n="387">£ s d</p>
<p n="388">That these Receipts amount to £4481..5..1</p>
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