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<p n="5325">Continued Wednesday 13th. May 1778.</p>
<p n="5326">Monday the Twenty seventh day of April in the eighteenth<lb></lb>
Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third King<lb></lb>
of Great Britain Etc. Before <rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ9544">Sir</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5326-1">James Esdaile</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n5326-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Knight Mayor<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2987">City of London</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5326-2">Frederick Bull</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n5326-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ9545">Esquire</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ9545" type="occupation" value="Esquire"></interp>
one of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ9546">Aldermen</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ9546" type="occupation" value="Aldermen"></interp>
of the said City, <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5326-3">John Glynn</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ9547">Serjeant at Law</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Recorder of the said City <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5326-4">Nathaniel Thomas</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n5326-4" type="surname" value="Thomas"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n5326-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ9548">Esquire</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ9548" type="occupation" value="Esquire"></interp>
, <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5326-5">George<lb></lb>
Hayley</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ9549">Esquire</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ9549" type="occupation" value="Esquire"></interp>
, <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5326-6">Thomas Wooldridge</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ9550">Esquire</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ9550" type="occupation" value="Esquire"></interp>
other of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ9551">Aldermen</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ9551" type="occupation" value="Aldermen"></interp>
of the said City and others their Fellows Justices of our<lb></lb>
said Lord the King Assigned to keep the Peace of our said<lb></lb>
Lord the King within the said City and also to hear and<lb></lb>
determine divers Felonies Trespasses and other Misdeeds<lb></lb>
committed within the said City.<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5326-41">John Feller</rs>
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being<lb></lb>
brought before this Court by the Porter of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2988">Bridewell Hospital</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_geo2988" type="placeName" value="Bridewell Hospital"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
London standing Committed into his Custody in the<lb></lb>
House of Correction there by Virtue of a Warrant under the<lb></lb>
Hand and Seal of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5326-7">Evan Pugh</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n5326-7" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="BBBRMG20208_occ9552">Esquire</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_occ9552" type="occupation" value="Esquire"></interp>
one of His Majesties<lb></lb>
Justices of the Peace for the said City bearing date the Twenty<lb></lb>
second day of April Instant being charged before him by the<lb></lb>
Oath of <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5326-8">William Payne</rs>
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for placing himself in <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2989">Saint Pauls<lb></lb>
Church Yard</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_geo2989" type="placeName" value="Saint PaulsChurch Yard"></interp>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_geo2989" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2990">Saint Gregory by Saint<lb></lb>
Pauls</rs>
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within the said City to gather Alms and for wandring<lb></lb>
abroad and lodging in the open Air there and not giving a good<lb></lb>
Account of himself which the said <rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5326-9">Evan Pugh</rs>
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adjudged to be<lb></lb>
true and did therefore adjudge him to be a Rogue and<lb></lb>
Vagabond there to be kept to hard Labour until this<lb></lb>
present Session of the Peace (being the next after his<lb></lb>
Commitment) This Court upon strict examination of the<lb></lb>
Circumstances of the Premises doth hereby adjudge the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="BBBRMG20208_n5326-85">John Feller</rs>
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<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_n5326-85" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a Rogue and Vagabond within the true Intent<lb></lb>
and meaning of the Statute in this behalf made and Provided<lb></lb>
And doth thereupon Order the said John Feller to be detained<lb></lb>
and kept safe in the House of Correction of <rs type="placeName" id="BBBRMG20208_geo2991">Bridewell Hospital</rs>
<interp inst="BBBRMG20208_geo2991" type="placeName" value="Bridewell Hospital"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
aforesaid to hard Labor for the space of Six Months now<lb></lb>
next ensuing and at the expiration of the said Six Months to<lb></lb>
be sent and passed to the place of his last legal Settlement."</p>
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