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<p n="250">and told your Committee that by the year 1721 in his account<lb></lb>
was meant the year ending Midsummer 1722 and said the mist<obscured></obscured>
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was occasioned by the Collectors themselves who desiring receipts<lb></lb>
for the year 1721 He (not having notice that no Trophy money<lb></lb>
was ordered to be assessed that year) gave them receipts according<lb></lb>
Which was a gross neglect in those who should have appriz'd him<lb></lb>
thereof and has made it difficult for your Committee to direct<lb></lb>
how the several parishes who have paid their money upon such<lb></lb>
wrong receipts shall be made sensible that nothing is due from<lb></lb>
them for any time before Midsummer 1722 The warrants non<lb></lb>
out being for a year ending M<obscured></obscured>
mer 1722 which is a<lb></lb>
different year from what they have already paid for and consequent<lb></lb>
they are liable to pay the same unless care be taken to the Contrary<lb></lb>
your Committee cannot leave this head without an observation<lb></lb>
which they think very Extraordinary viz. that not withstanding<lb></lb>
the great encrease of building lately made in the parishes adjournment<lb></lb>
to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40001_geo226">City of London</rs>
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and Suburbs The proportion payable by the<lb></lb>
old inhabitants to this tax is not thereby lessened but in some<lb></lb>
parishes enlarged nor can they omitt taking Notice that Mr.<lb></lb>
Fothergill Messenger to the Board of Lieutenancy appears to be<lb></lb>
appointed Collector of both parts of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40001_geo227">St. Clements Danes</rs>
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, The<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40001_geo228">parish of St. Paul Covent Garden</rs>
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and the outward Division of<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Martin in the Fields parishes which by reason of their extent<lb></lb>
and number of inhabitants are under the present Management<lb></lb>
most beneficial to the Collector your Committee have not had<lb></lb>
an opportunity to examine by whose direction or to serve what<lb></lb>
purposes this is done but were informed that this was look upon<lb></lb>
as a right belonging to the Messenger.</p>
<p n="251"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">2</note>
As to the instruction to enquire how the Money has been disposed<lb></lb>
off That appears by the Creditor side of the Treasurer's account las<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
before this Court and appears to have been paid in pursuance of<lb></lb>
several orders of the Board of Lieutenancy and all the Items<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
(besides the payments to Capt. Enbank and the three Serjts. in<lb></lb>
Major Watt's Company may be shortly reduced three heads.</p>
<p n="252">Rent for their Office<lb></lb>
The Officers Salarys and charges<lb></lb>
Moneys paid to the severall Captains.</p>
<p n="253">But upon these severally your Committee beg leave to make<lb></lb>
some observations it appearing to them by the receipts of the<lb></lb>
several persons interested that the Money has been acc<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
paid. By the statute made in the 14th of Charles the 2d. cap: 4 s</p>
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