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<p n="792"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55607_date30">October 1777</rs>
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By adjournment Thursday Sixteenth Octr. 1777</p>
<p n="793">The following Report of the Committee appointed to carry<lb></lb>
into immediate and Effectual Execution the Repair of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo781">New Prison</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo782">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo783">Bridewell</rs>
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being laid before this Court and the same being<lb></lb>
read vizt.</p>
<p n="794"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo784">Middlesex</rs>
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To His Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ322">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo785">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
their General Quarter Session of the peace assembled</p>
<p n="795">The Report of the Committee appointed to<lb></lb>
carry into immediate and effectual Execution the<lb></lb>
repair of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo786">New Prison</rs>
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and the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo787">House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo788">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<p n="796">The said Committee Report</p>
<p n="797">That having taken into Consideration the<lb></lb>
provision of a proper Bell for the purpose of calling the prisoners in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo789">New prison</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo790">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo791">Bridewell</rs>
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to prayers and having upon<lb></lb>
Examination found that in each of the Goals there are hand Bells now<lb></lb>
usually made use of for giving notice to the prisoners of the time of locking up<lb></lb>
and other purposes It is the Opinion of the Committee that the<lb></lb>
same Bells may be Conveniently used for the present for giving the prisoner<lb></lb>
notice of the time of devine Service</p>
<p n="798">The said Committee do also Report that upon<lb></lb>
Consideration of the order of Reference concerning the fixing some certain<lb></lb>
hour or hours when prayers shall be read in the said Prisons they are of<lb></lb>
Opinion that prayers should be read by the Chaplain on such days as<lb></lb>
he is directed in his appointment to Officiate at the prisons at the hour<lb></lb>
of Twelve and that the Keepers of the prisons should cause a Bell to be<lb></lb>
properly and Constantly rung in their respective prisons some little time<lb></lb>
before such hour for the purpose of Congregating their respective prisoners<lb></lb>
in the Chapel and that they do also take care that none of their prisoners do<lb></lb>
absent themselves from the Chapel at such times without some very sufficient<lb></lb>
reason</p>
<p n="799">The said Committee do further Report That<lb></lb>
having Examined into the grounds of the petition of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n799-1">James Elmore</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Keeper of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo792">New Prison</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo793">Clerkenwell</rs>
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for the allowance out of the County<lb></lb>
Treasury</p>
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