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1764.
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Octor: 18th
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Bailey as proper and it being given out that the Expence of Rebuilding
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Newgate would amount to Sixty thousand pounds the Justices for Middx
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Assembled in the February Session considering themselves as the Guardians of the
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County rate the only fund of present applicable to the repair of Gaols thought it
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necessary by a Publick advertisement to convene their Bretheren in order to form
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a resolution in a matter of so great Importance and an Advertisemt for that
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Purpose was published but before the day of Meeting a Petition of the Mayer
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Alderman
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and Commons of the
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was presented to the House
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the Eighth of March in Substance much the same as the former with the
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addition That the Gaol ought to be rebuilt at the Expence of the City and County
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"and that the Petitioners were ready to do every thing on their part that could
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"be equitably expected of them." And this Petition as also the former was referr'd
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to a committee of which Mr Alderman Harley was appointed Chairman
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A great number of Justices from all parts of the County Attended this
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meeting and the matter having been opened to them and the unreasonableness
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of the Citys demand on the County clearly shewn as also that is their Petition
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should be granted the County besides contributing two thirds of the mony
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required to rebuild the Gaol would be chargeable the Perpetual repair of it. It was
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unanimously resolved to oppose the Petition so far as it rended to lay a Charge on the
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Previous to this Care had been taken by a very diligent Research into the
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History of the City Walls and Gates an Inspection of Sundry Ancient Records in the
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Tower the Several Charters granted from time to time to the City the Inscription on the
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East and west sides of
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and other Matters of Antiquity to collect Materials
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for and Evidence in Support of a Counter Petition and a Petition was accordingly
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Ingrossed and produced at this meeting in the form following
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To the Honorable the Commons of
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in Parliament Assembled
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The humble Petition of his Majestys Justices of the,
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Peace for the
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in Session Assembled in,
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Behalf of themselves and the rest of the Inhabitants of the
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said County
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Sheweth, That
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Petitioners observe by the Notes of this Honorable House,
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that a Petition of several Inhabitants of London residing near the Gaol
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of
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