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<p n="544"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1768. October.</note>
By adjournment Thursday <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55605_date102">20th. Octr 1768</rs>
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<p n="545"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n545-4">John<lb></lb>
Stodart</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_n545-4" type="surname" value="Stodart"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_n545-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
late<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ530">Keeper of House</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_occ530" type="occupation" value="Keeper of House"></interp>
<lb></lb>
of Correction<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo474">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_geo474" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
.</note>
Information being now given to his Majesty's Justices<lb></lb>
of the Peace for this County Session assembled that John<lb></lb>
Stodart <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ531">Gentleman</rs>
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late <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ532">Governor</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_occ532" type="occupation" value="Governor"></interp>
or Keeper of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo475">House of correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo476">Clerkenwell</rs>
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in this County<lb></lb>
departed this life since the last General Session of the<lb></lb>
Peace This Court doth declare the Office Place or Employ-<lb></lb>
-ment of Governor or Keeper of the said House to be<lb></lb>
vacant And doth Order that until another <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ533">Governor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
or Keeper of the said House of Correction shall be<lb></lb>
appointed according to the Statute in that behalf<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n545-2">William Pentlon</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_n545-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ534">Gent</rs>
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Keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo477">New Prison</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo478">Clerkenwell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_geo478" type="placeName" value="Clerkenwell"></interp>
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do take the Care and Custody of the said<lb></lb>
House and of the Prisoners therein under the direction<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n545-3">John Hawkins</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_n545-3" type="surname" value="Hawkins"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_n545-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ535">Esquire</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_occ535" type="occupation" value="Esquire"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ536">Chairman</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_occ536" type="occupation" value="Chairman"></interp>
of the Sessions.</p>
<p n="546"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Councel not<lb></lb>
allowed in petit<lb></lb>
Larceny except<lb></lb>
to master of Law.</note>
This Court taking into consideration the inconveniences<lb></lb>
that has lately arisen and will arise by the permitting Council to plead in Cases<lb></lb>
of petit Larceny Doth unanimously resolve to confine the<lb></lb>
Council for prisoners for petit Larceny to speak to the<lb></lb>
matters of law only And that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55605_n546-1">Joluc Hawkins</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_n546-1" type="surname" value="Hawkins"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_n546-1" type="gender" value="unknown"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ537">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_occ537" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
. the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ538">Chairman</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55605_occ538" type="occupation" value="Chairman"></interp>
of the Sessions be and he is hereby desired to<lb></lb>
Acquaint the Council attending this Court that it is expect<lb></lb>
ted of them for the future to confine themselves to mat<lb></lb>
ters of law in those cases of felony and that the Court<lb></lb>
will examine the matters of fact without Council.</p>
<p n="547">The Gentlemen of the bar were accord. acquainted with this order, on the Morr.<lb></lb>
and on the County say of the Foll session it was confirmed as a stand Ord.<lb></lb>
and the Gentlemen were again made acquainted thereof.</p>
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