Middlesex Sessions:
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December 1783

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And the said Justices do hereby earnestly exhort all Masters
of Familiers within the said County more especiully such as have
apprentices, that they, together with their families and Apprentices duly
attend Divine service on the Lords day aforesaid: and in other respecte
comply with the uniform practice of all devont Christiane in the
Solemnities proper thereto.

Complaint being made to this Court that the several High
Constables of this County have not yet levied and paid to the Treasurer
the several Sums of Money Rated and Assessed upon the several
paraties and Places within this County by an order of Court made at
the last Quarter Sessions of the peace holden in and for the said County it
is Ordered that John Wild< no role > one of the High Constables of the Hundred of
ossulston in this County do on sight hereof forthwith any and pay to the
Treasurer of and for this County the several Sum of Money rated and
assessed upon the several Parishes and places within his District by [..]
order of Court above [..]
Peril.

The like order upon the several other High Constable within the said
Hundred.

This Court being informed that since the last Session of the
Peace holden for this County three Prisoners confined in the House of
Correction at Clerkenwell had made their escape out of the said prison
and having examined into the circumstances thereof and it appearing
that the said Prisoners effected their escape over the roof of the said
prison by means of a Rope affixed to an Iron Grapple and that there is
reason to suspect such rope was conveyed into the Prison through a
Window in the Tap house adjoining to the said Prison His recommonded
and referred to his Majestys Justices of the Peace now here presentor any
five or more of them to view the said Window and to examine what other
communication there may be between the Tap house and the said prison
and to order the said window and all other communication between the
premises to be forthwith effectually stopped up.




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