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<p n="214">By Adjournment on Thursday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55603_date41">30th. of May 1754</rs>
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<p n="215"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Mr Higgs to pay<lb></lb>
£18.3 to Mr.<lb></lb>
Umfrevile the<lb></lb>
Coroner.</note>
An Account of Inquisitions being produced before this Court by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55603_n215-2">Edward<lb></lb>
Umfreville</rs>
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Esquire one of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55603_occ285">Coroner</rs>
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s of this County therein mentioning<lb></lb>
the same to be taken on View of Dead Bodies in the said County before the<lb></lb>
said Coroner since the Tenth day of January One thousand seven Hundred<lb></lb>
and fifty four and chargeable on the said County pursuant to an Act of<lb></lb>
Parliament made in the twenty fifth Year of the reign of King George the<lb></lb>
second Intituled An Act for giving a proper Reward to Coroners<lb></lb>
for the due Execution of their Office and for the Amount of<lb></lb>
Coroners upon a Lawfull Conviction for certain Misdemeanors which<lb></lb>
Account begins on the Nineteenth day of January aforesaid and ends on<lb></lb>
the fifteenth day of May instant therein mentioning the Dead Bodies<lb></lb>
Viewed to be fifteen in Number and that there is due to the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55603_occ286">Coroner</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Sum of Eighteen pounds and three Shillings for his Coroners Fee<lb></lb>
and for the Number of Miles by him travelled on Account of taking the<lb></lb>
said Inquisitions And it appearing to this Court by Writing under the<lb></lb>
Hands of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55603_n215-3">Barthlomew Hammond</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55603_n215-4">Francis Bedwell</rs>
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Esquires two<lb></lb>
of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55603_occ287">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said County that they had<lb></lb>
Examined the said Account and did allow of the same It is thereupon<lb></lb>
Ordered by this Court that Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55603_n215-5">John Higgs</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55603_occ288">Treasurer</rs>
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of this County<lb></lb>
do pay the said Sum of Eighteen pounds and three Shillings to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55603_n215-6">Edward Umfreville</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55603_occ289">Coroner</rs>
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in full of his said Demand whose receipt<lb></lb>
together with this Order shall be a Sufficient Discharge to the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55603_occ290">Treasurer</rs>
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for such payment.</p>
<p n="216">By adjournmt. on Thursday the 30th. day of May 1754.</p>
<p n="217"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Answer to the<lb></lb>
Claim to sit at<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55603_geo362">old Bailey</rs>
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.</note>
This day <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55603_n217-1">Thomas Lane</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55603_occ291">Esqr</rs>
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. one of the Justices of peace appointed last Sessions to wait<lb></lb>
on the Lord Mayor of London with a Complaint from this Sessions made his Report<lb></lb>
Ore tenns That he together with Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55603_n217-3">John Crosse</rs>
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& Mr. Cooke attended the Lord Mayor on the<lb></lb>
Matter of the said Complaint and received the following Answer from the <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55603_n217-5">Lord Mayor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
That being informed of our designed Visit and the Intent of it he had discoursed several of his<lb></lb>
Brothren the Aldermen about it That it was agreed Orders should be given to the Door<lb></lb>
Keepers and other Servants of the Court to admit the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55603_occ292">Justices of the peace</rs>
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into the Court<lb></lb>
and on the East Side of the Bench without any delay or Obstruction That he should the<lb></lb>
first day of next Sessions himself give such express Orders and that it was the desire<lb></lb>
and design of this Court of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55603_geo363">Old Baily</rs>
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to treat the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55603_occ293">Justices of Peace</rs>
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for Middx with<lb></lb>
all due regard and respect That they hoped this would be sufficient to satisfy the<lb></lb>
Gentlemen without entring into the Question of Claim or Right.</p>
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