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Continued Thursday 12th. March 1752
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St Brides parish Case stock
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Overseers of ye poor for
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Mr Taylor Acquainted this Court that the Clerk of the
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Vestry of Saint Brides Parish shewed him a Case (of wch he
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had taken a Copy) Slated for the Parish in Order to have overseers of
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the poor Appointed for the precinct of this Hospital and Mr Recorder
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Adam's Opinion upon it which he read as follows Vizt
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The Hospital of Bridewell together with the District of the Ground
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thereto Adjoining now called Bridewell Precinct in the City of London was
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heretofore one of the Palaces of King John and by him or some of his
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Successors Granted to the City of London forever & is part thereof (that
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is to say) within the Watts used by sd. City as an Hospital or place for the
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Reception of Handicrafts Freemen of the City who have their Habitations
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Free on Account of their taking a certain Number of boys Apprentices &
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instructing them in the Sevl callings they follow other part thereof is used
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for the Reception of Vagrants & other loose & Disorderly People where
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they are set to Work & Corrected According to the Crimes they have been
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guilty off from whence the place is called Bridewell The Adjacent
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Ground which is very Extensive hath been Leased out to Diverse
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persons to build thereon and now Doth contain a Great Number of
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Houses to the Amount of 100 & upwards & is called the Precinct of Bridewell
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The above Hospital & Precinct is & always hath been esteemed
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Extra Parochial & no Overseers of the Poor have been ever Appointed
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for sd place and the same hath been & now is Managed by a Person
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a Persons called Chappelwardens Therefore all Pauper who have
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gained Settlements in such place either of Birth or otherwise and
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Consequently shoud have been provided for by the Inhabitants of sd.
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Precinct when they happened to fall Casual in any other place or
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Parish are Obliged to be Maintained by the Parisher or plaide
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where they so happen to become Chargeable.
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The above Inconvenience is very Great to the Parishes in &
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about London and particularly to the Neighbouring Parishes whereof
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the Parish of Saint Brides is the Nearest And which is next
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Adjoining to the sd. Precinct almost on every side And hath sustained
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great Loss
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been put to Great Expence in Maintaining Paupers
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which in Justice ought to have been Provided for & Maintained
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by sd. Precinct but they having no Overseers of the Poor as afordsd.
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or any proper Officers, that a Pass Warrant can or may be directed
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to have been Obliged to Maintain and Support such Paupers as
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have fell upon on at a very Great ExpenceTherefore please
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to Advise whether the sd. Precinct or place is not liable to have
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Overseers Appointed for it and what Steps are Necessary to be
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taken to Obtaine some.
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I am of Opinion that this Precinct of Bridewell is of Sufficient
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Extent and Number of Houses & Inhabitants to be denominated
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a Township or Village within the meaning of the Statute
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13 & 14, CS 2o. C.12 And Consequently lyable to have Overseers
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of the poor Appointed therein which Appointment the Justices
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of peace have a power to make, as in other Cases, or if they
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refuse that the Court of Kings Bench will grant a Mandamus to
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oblige them to it(Signed) R. Adams 27th Febry 1752.
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