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Image 52 of 2775th December 1717


P adjorn Jovis 5o. die Decer. 1717

Order for Jon: Milner< no role >
Esqr . to disconnse sd. Jon.
banbrough Knt touching
the repaire of the
pavemt. before the
play house in the
Haymarkett ,

Upon complaint made to this Court by severall
persons who are servants or Agents to sd. John
Vanbrugh
< no role > Knt . that the pavemt. in the Haymarkett
before the Play house there, is greatly out of repaire
And that the Justices of the peace of this County are
obliged to repaire the same, And upon heareing
of what was insisted on by Mr. Edward Linney< no role >
Pavien who informed this Court that ever since
the building of the sd. play house the pavemt.
before the same hath been repaired by the 5d. Sr.
John Vanbrugh< no role > & the proprietors. of the sd. play house
& their Agents at his owne charge, And that in
consideracon thereof few or noecarts with hay or
straw ever stand before upon the pavemt. before the
said play house, and that the want of repaire
of the said pavemt. is cheifly occasioned by the
great resort of coaches that come to the sd. playhouse
It is recomended & referred by this Court to
John Milner< no role > This name instance is in set 4214. Esqr . one of his Maties. Justices of the
peace for this County to discourse the sd. Sr. John
Vanbrugh touching the repaire of the sd. pavemt.
before the play house, and to inform him in
what manner the same hath been hitherto repaired
and how far the Justices of the peace of this
County are obliged by Act of parliamt. to
repaire the Haymarkett And that in their
Judgmt. the said playhouse is a Nusance, and
ought not to be continued, And after such
discourse had the 5d. Mr. Milner is desired to
report his opinion therein to his Maties. Justice
of the peace for this County,

Eodm die

Order to draw up a
Representacon to
Ld. Chanceller. touching
the incerting the names
of some Justices of peace
of Middx in the Comicon
of Goal Delivery of
Newgate ,

Upon informacon given to this Court by sd. Fisher Tenth< no role >
Bart . one of his Maties. Justices of the peace for this County
that the Lord Mayor & Aldermen of the City of London
have attended the right honble the Lord high Chancellor
of Great Britain to oppose the haveing any of his
Maties. Justices of the peace for this County putt into




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