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<p n="594">P Adjorn Scitt <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO40001_date66">29o. die Augusti 1723</rs>
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<p n="595"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order touching the<lb></lb>
making of New<lb></lb>
Blocks & Beatles<lb></lb>
for the House of<lb></lb>
Correction at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40001_geo533">Clerkenwell</rs>
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}</note>
<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-2">Whitlock Bulstrode</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO40001_occ528">Esqr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
Sr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-3">Henry Bateman</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO40001_occ529">Knt</rs>
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.</note>
<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-4">John Milner</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-5">Samuel Perry</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-6">John Ellis</rs>
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} <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO40001_occ530">Esqrs</rs>
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:</note>
Upon reading the humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-7">Peter Creswell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Master or <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO40001_occ531">Keeper</rs>
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of the House of Correction at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40001_geo534">Clerkenwell</rs>
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in this County exhibited unto this<lb></lb>
Court Setting forth (nit alia) that the Petitioner hath<lb></lb>
frequent Complaints from the Masters who supply him<lb></lb>
with Hemp by reason that their Hemp is much damaged<lb></lb>
and Spoiled in the Beating occasioned by the ruinous<lb></lb>
Condition of the Blocks and Beatles belonging to the<lb></lb>
said House of Correction Soe that the Petitioner is<lb></lb>
afraid he shall not be able to find Work for the<lb></lb>
Prisoners committed for labour And the Petitioner<lb></lb>
praying that this Court will be pleased to Order<lb></lb>
such A Number of Blocks and Beadles at will<lb></lb>
be necessary to keep the Prisoners to Work It is<lb></lb>
thought fit and Ordered by this Court that It be<lb></lb>
and It is hereby recomended and referred unto<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-8">Robert Thornhill</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO40001_occ532">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO40001_occ533">Sr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-9">Isaac Tillard</rs>
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Knt. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-10">William<lb></lb>
Cotesworth</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO40001_occ534">Senr</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-11">John Fuller</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-12">Doyly Michel</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-13">Richard Grifford</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-14">John Troughton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-15">William Kingsford</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-16">Mathew Hewitt</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-17">Alexander Ward</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-18">Joseph Hayne</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40001_n595-19">Richard Newton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO40001_occ535">Esquires</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO40001_occ536">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
this County or any three or more of them to assemble<lb></lb>
and meet together and to see what Blocks & Beatles<lb></lb>
are now belonging to the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40001_geo535">House of Correction</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and in what Condition the same are and if any of<lb></lb>
them are soe worne and decayed that they are not fit<lb></lb>
to be used And if any and what Number of new<lb></lb>
Blocks and Beatles ought to be produced for<lb></lb>
keeping the Prisoners to Worke and what the<lb></lb>
same will cost And to give Order and Direction for<lb></lb>
the makeing of Soe many good and sufficient new<lb></lb>
Blocks and Beatles for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40001_geo536">House of Correction</rs>
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<lb></lb>
as they shall think necessary for keeping the <lb></lb>
Prisoners to labour and at as cheap Rates as<lb></lb>
the same can be made for And to Report an<lb></lb>
Account of their proceedings in the Premisses</p>
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