1765

By Adjournment Thursday the 11th. July 1765

John Craddock< no role > Appointed
High Constable of Enfield }

Whereas John Rawlins< no role > of Enfield Carpenter was at the last Session of
the Peace Appointed High Constable within the Hundred of Edmonton in
this County who hath now Applied to this Court to be discharged from the
said Appointment Alledging that he is Aged and infirm This Court being
of Opinion that the said Excuse is well founded Doth hereby Nominate
and Appoint John Cradock< no role > of Enfield aforesaid Shopkeeper to be High
Constable within the said Hundred And doth Order that he forthwith
Attend one of His Majestys Justices of the Peace of this County residing
in or near the said Hundred and take his Oath for the due Execution
of the said Office And then the said John Rawlins< no role > is to stand discharged
of and from the said Order of Appointment.

By Adjournment same day

Repairs of H. of
Correction Clerkenwell
referred to Mr.
Mainnaring.

Upon Reading the Humble Petition of John Stodart< no role > Governor or
Keeper of the House of Correction at Clerkenwell Settingforth that the
Dwelling house of the said Keeper in the said House is in a very bad
Condition the Rain entring in continually And that the same has
been examined by the Worshipfull Boulton Mainwaring< no role > Esqr . one of
his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the said County And praying
that the same may be Ordered to be repaired And the said Mr. Mainwaring
now reporting to this Court that the Substance of the said Petition
is True and also that the Pump in the Yard there is defective and
likewise that there are some repairs necessary to be done to the
Gateway of the said House of Correction It is Ordered that the
said several necessary Repairs be forthwith done And that the said
Mr. Mainwaring be and he is hereby Desired to direct the same
to be performed at the Charge of this County and to Examine and
Inspect the Execution of the same and the Workmens Bills of
Charges and make his report thereof Etc

By Adjournment same day

Reference to
Comee. Abr. Materials
for work at Do.

Whereas of late there hath been little or no Work done by the
Prisoners Committed to the House of Correction at Clerkenwell to hard
Labour by reason of the want of a Stock of Kemp to beat and other
Materials of proper Labour Whereby the Principal end and design
of their Imprisonment hath been no wise Answered Which this
Court now taking into Serious consideration Doth hereby recommend
and refer it to Thomas Owens< no role > , John Hawkins< no role > , Saunders Welch< no role >
Benjamin Cowley< no role > , John Smart< no role > , Philip Dyot< no role > , Richard Hare< no role >
John Shakespear< no role > , John Spencer< no role > Colepeper Esquires His Majestys