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