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Transcript of a Vestry Meeting held 17 April 1786

Memdum this 4th May 1766

At A Parish Meeting held this the 17th day of April 1786 being Easter Monday.
It was then agreed by the Parishoners then Present. That if in cause any
Person Convicted of Theft within this Parish, that all Reasonable Expences
shall be taken out of the Poor Rates for the Prosecution of the Offender.
But no Person to Prosecute any One without first having the Consent of the
Majority of the Parishoners & the Prosecutor not to charge any thing for
his own Labour in Prosecuting any One.


  (Signed)
 
  Thomas Littleton
  Samll Peter
  Saml Littleton
  John Lyne
  Thomas Littleton
  The mark of Willm Stephens
  Thos Bews
  John Hill
  Peter Kitt
  William Warren
  Samson Trevan
  Arthur Peter

 
N.B. Words in both italics and brackets are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
Source:-
LDS Film No. 1596594

Contributed by Fred Hancock

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