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<p n="476">Mr. Gibbs the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50803_occ176">Apothecary</rs>
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to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50803_geo673">New Prison</rs>
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& the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50803_geo674">House of Correction</rs>
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<lb></lb>
being called in Stated to the Court that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50803_n476-2">John Edwards</rs>
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<lb></lb>
when her came to the Prison was in the most deplorable Condn.<lb></lb>
being One Mass of Vermin and disease he also Stated to the<lb></lb>
Count that the Vagrants in general which were sent to the<lb></lb>
said Goals were in a most week deplorable & fiftly State<lb></lb>
and that in Consequence thereof many of them were Obliged<lb></lb>
to be Kept therein for a might and upwards before it was<lb></lb>
Possible for them the removed</p>
<p n="477">Mr Harwood the Governer of the House of<lb></lb>
Correction at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50803_geo675">Clerkenwell</rs>
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being called in Stated to the<lb></lb>
Court that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50803_n477-1">John Edwards</rs>
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a Vagrant was went<lb></lb>
to the said Goal from <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50803_geo676">Shadwell</rs>
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by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50803_n477-2">Peter Greene</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50803_occ177">Esqr</rs>
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. One<lb></lb>
of the Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50803_occ178">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this County<lb></lb>
in a very week and dangerous State both in regard<lb></lb>
to himself and the Health of the Prisoners in general</p>
<p n="478">Resolved That the Consideration of the above Circumstans<lb></lb>
he referred to the Commee appointed<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in September<lb></lb>
Session to Conside the allegation contained in a Petitioner deliver<lb></lb>
by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50803_n478-1">Henry adams</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50803_occ179">Contractor</rs>
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for Conveying Vagrants in thourgh &<lb></lb>
of this Counts<lb></lb>
and that Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50803_n478-2">Sampson Wright</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50803_occ180">Kinght</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50803_n478-3">John<lb></lb>
Barnfather</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50803_occ181">Esqr</rs>
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. be added to the said Commee<lb></lb>
Resolved that a Circular Letter he sent to His Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50803_occ182">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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action on ofter this County recom<lb></lb>
mending it to them to take care that the Paupers are<lb></lb>
in a proper State to be removed before they Vign any<lb></lb>
Pass Warrt. for that Purper</p>
<p n="479">Mr. Chairman Stated to the Court That The<lb></lb>
Commee appointed at the last Sessn to des<lb></lb>
Conside the allegation contained in a petition delivered by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50803_n479-1">Henry Adams</rs>
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Contractor for Convey's vagrants on<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
and Right of this County and all other Circumstance relations<obscured></obscured>
</p>
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