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1763.
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By Adjournment on Thursday the
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Fifteenth day of September 1763
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Order for continuing and
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Electing
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Thomas Lane
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. Chairman of the Court
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His Majestys
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at this Present General Session of the Peace holden for the said County do
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Continue and Elect
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to be
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Quarter and General Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the same
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County between Michaelmas One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty there
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To the Worshipfull his Majestys
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T. Miller
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J. Girdler
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W. Bayntun
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your Committee met at the time and place in the said Order Appointed and
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took into their Consideration the matters to them referred and read the Petitions
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or Keeper thereof. namely
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Thomas Hopkins
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Committee recommended the said
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as a fit Person to be
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both in regard to his Honesty Sobriety and Diligence if his other Affairs will
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Admit of his constant Residence in the said Gaol, he having at Present a Place
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in the
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and a Bond being always entred into by the Gaoler when Elected
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in the Penalty of Five hundred pounds. One Condition of which Bond is, that he
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will constantly reside in the said Prison and Act himself and not by Deputy, And
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your Committee further report that none of the other Candidates were recommended
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by any of the Gentlemen then present
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and are
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of Opinion that the Fees taken at the
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for and on Account of the same Matters
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should be reduced and made agreeable in all Respects with those taken at the New
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Prison and that a Table of the Fees should be placed up in each Prison And
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Whereas there has been for some years last past allowed by this County to the
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>
Keeper
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55605_occ66"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"Keeper"
>
</
interp
>
of
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rs
type
=
"placeName"
id
=
"LMSMGO55605_geo84"
>
New Prison
</
rs
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55605_geo84"
type
=
"placeName"
value
=
"New Prison"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55605_geo84"
type
=
"type"
value
=
"undefined"
>
</
interp
>
Twenty pounds per Annum over and above all their other
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Fees and Perquisites and no regular Account having been heretofore kept by
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
either of the Gaolers of what their Fees may Annually amount to, your Committe
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
are of Opinion that for the future a Book should be kept by each Gaoler with
</
p
>
</
div1
>
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