Middlesex
By adjournment on Thursday the 17th day
of October 1776
John Sherwood< no role >
Esquire
one of his Majestys Justices of the peace
for this County in his place reported that on the opening of the prevent
session at the Guildhall
Westminster
he being in the Chair a motion had been made and
Carriedthan in respect tofor the Payment of a Sum of Money to a person who
had been appointed by the Justices of the place for the City of Westminster
as
Surgeon
and Apothecary
to Tothill Fields Bridewell
under a late Act
of Parliamentandbut that being of opinion that it was an irregular
Proceeding he desired the opinion of the Court upon the Same Whereupon
upon the motion being called for it was read as follows Vizt.
"Moved that Mr. Glover Surgeon
and Apothecary
who was appointed by
"the Justices of the Peace
for the City and Liberty of Westminster
to take Care
"of the Prisoners Confined in Tothill fields Bridewell
under the late Act
"of Parliament for cleaning Goals be paice to this Day for his time and
"Medicines under the said Appointment"
And immediately afterwards Mr. Benson the County Treasurer
laid before the Court the following order of the Westminster Session
which had been delivered to him on the 15th. day of October Instant
by the deputy Clerk of the peace for the City and Liberty of Westminster
and the same being read as follows Vizt.