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July 1756 to July 1758. the Charge of which Amounts to the several Sum
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followingFrom the North£91..16s..0d
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East£116..8s..0d
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West£57..7s..0d
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£265..11s..0d
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Medium of the two Years. £132..15s..6d
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The Proposal of Mr Adams being an Additional Sum of £80. P Ann. to
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his present Salary, supposing the future Expences to be equal to the last two
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Years, the Saving to the County will be £52..15s..3 P Ann. It ought to be observed
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the some Charge will arise, for the Maintenance of such Vagabonds as
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may be lodged at
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Stains, Colnbrook
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South Mims
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and End field, perhape
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about Six pence P Head: but on the other Side, as this Proposal is to
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remove the Vagabonds from the Bridewells and other Lodgments in
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Town Four times a Week instead of twice by the present Contract, Once
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half of the Money now paid for the Maintaining of Vagabonds will be
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saved which they apprehend will greatly over ballance the Charge at Staines
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, and
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Endfield
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; and the Vagabonds will by this
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Proposal be more regularly conveyed, and incorrigible Roguies more
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easily detected.
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Therefore duly considering the Premes, they are of Opinion
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that the complying with the said Proposal under the following
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Restrictions will prove advantages own to this County.
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That the said
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James Sturges Adams
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, clear the Bridewells of
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Clerkenwell
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and
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Tothill fields
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of all such Vagabonds as shall be
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there to Committed, and whose Passes are sent down by the respective
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Magistrates Four times a Week, Vizt. those to the North and East twice
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every (Week; and those to the West also twice every Week. And that
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the said Adams do receive to his own House, all such Vagabonds
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as shall be brought to him by the Officers of
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Glass House Yard Liberty
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and the Dutchy Liberty of
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Lancaster
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, and convey and deliver all
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such Vagabonds to the Parishes and Places mentioned in the Orders
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of Conveying twice a Week to the West and twice to the North and East.
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That the said James Sturges Adams do twice every Week call at Stains and
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, and the same at
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and End field, and from those,
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Places receive and convey, through this County all such Vagabonds as
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shall be there lodged, whose passes shall so direct; and delivers all such
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Vagrants to whose Settlements are in this County at the Places mentd. in
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their respective Pesses; and all such Vagabonds shall be conveyed by the
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said James Sturges Adams in covered Carriages.
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That
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