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said Town suburbs Libertys or precincts thereof And further Wee also by
these presents for us our heirs & successors will grant to the Alderman &

Burgesses of the said Town & their successors that they & their successors
henceforth forever may & shall have within the aforesaid Town one honest
A Town Clerk etc & discreet man to be chosen in form hereafter mentioned in the presents

who may & shall be termed the Common Clerk of the aforesaid Town
which Common Clerk may & shall have full power & authority to do all &

singular the things which belong to the Office of a Common Clerk to do or
execute And for the better executing of our grant in this behalf Wee have
assigned nominated & appointed & made & by these presents for us our

The First Town heirs & successors Wee do assign nominate appoint & make our beloved
Clerk George Wellington Gentleman to be the first & modern Common Clerk of

the aforesaid Town to continue in the same Office during his life to
exercise it by himself or by his sufficient deputy & Wee will that the said
George Wellington & whatsoever person hereafter to be chosen &

The Oath nominated unto the Office of Common Clerk of the aforesaid Town before
he be admitted to execute that Office that they & every of them shall take a
Corporall Oath before the Alderman of the aforesaid Town before so

many of the Head Burgesses of the aforesaid Town as will there be present
to do & execute all & singular the things rightly well & faithfully in all &
by all things which do belong to the duty of a Common Clerk of the Town

aforesaid And Wee Will by these presents for us our heirs & successors
Wee grant to the aforesaid Alderman & the Burgesses of the aforesaid

Town & their successors that from time to time & at all times after the
The manner of the death of the said George Wellington it may & shall be lawfull for the
chooseing of him aforesaid Alderman & Burgesses of the Town aforesaid or to the greater

part of them whereof Wee Will have the Alderman to be one for the time
The Office during being to choose & authorise another honest sufficient & discreet man to be
life Common Clerk of the aforesaid Town to continue in that Office during his

life Wee will also & by these presents for us our heirs & successors Wee
grant to the aforesaid Alderman & Burgesses of the aforesaid Town &
The Serjeants their successors that they & their successors may & shall have & shall &

Their authority may nominate & choose within the aforesaid Town two Officers which
shall be called Serjeants at the mace to serve in the Court of the said Town

& to execute processes destreights attachments arrests empannell Jurys of
Enquiry execution of judgements precepts warrants & other businesses

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