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Leet Fines Covering Letter

To Thomas Cheese and Daniell Hepwood Serjeants at Mace for the Towne and Liberties of Bridgnorth aforesaid & to either of them.

"These are in his Ma[jes]ties name to Require and Comand you the said serjeants that you or one of you doe forthwith upon receipt hereof demand of the severall & respective p[er]sons before mentioned the severall sums of money adjoineing to their said names being Amercem[en]ts or fines imposed & laid on them severally as aforesaid And if they or any of them shall refuse to pay you on demand - That you levie the same by distraining of the Goods & Cattles of the respective p[er]sons soe refuseing - And for yo[u]r soe doeing this shall be yo[u]r sufficient warr[an]t. Given under my hand & seale at Bridgnorth the seaventh day of Jannuary Anno Dom[ini] 1729 And in the thirde yeare of the Raigne of our p[re]sent Ma[jes]tie King George the second.

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"Wm: Haslewood steward there."

"Bridgnorth in Com. Salop - The Estreats of the fines and Amercem[en]ts imposed and affeared at the Court Leet held for the said Towne and Liberties the twenty third day of october in the third yeare of the Reigne of his p[re]sent Ma[jes]tie King George the second Annoqs dom[ini] 1729: by & before William Haslewood Gent. Steward there."

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