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<p n="599"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">December 1776</note>
Care Skill and Attention as well as for the Medicines administerd<lb></lb>
by him to the poor prisoners in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo653">Tothill fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo654">Bridewell</rs>
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and the<lb></lb>
same was agreed to unanimously</p>
<p n="600">Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n600-1">George Booth</rs>
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in his place reported that he and others<lb></lb>
of the Committee appointed to inquire after a proper piece of Ground<lb></lb>
whereon to Erect a Session House for this County had Cooked at<lb></lb>
several pieces of Ground but did not find any suitable to the<lb></lb>
purpose</p>
<p n="601">Whereupon it was moved that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ271">Gentlemen in the<lb></lb>
Commission of the peace</rs>
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for this County be summoned pursuant<lb></lb>
to the standing order to meet at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo655">Hicks Hall</rs>
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on Monday the 23d Inst.<lb></lb>
at the hour of Eleven in the forenoon in order to take into Consideration<lb></lb>
the Erection of a new Session house for this County, and the same was agreed<lb></lb>
to</p>
<p n="602">A motion was made That the Thanks of this Court be given<lb></lb>
to Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n602-1">George Booth</rs>
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and Colonel Brettell for the Trouble they have<lb></lb>
taken in endeavouring to find out a proper place whereon to erect<lb></lb>
a Session house for this County; and the same being unanimously<lb></lb>
agreed to The Chairman returned the thanks of the Court to Sir<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n602-3">George Booth</rs>
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and Colonel Bretell accordingly</p>
<p n="603">The Clerk of the peace reported that his Grace the Duke of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo656">Northumberland</rs>
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had Transmitted to him the following letter<lb></lb>
which his Grace had received from <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n603-1">Philip Stephens</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ272">Esqr</rs>
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. by command<lb></lb>
of the Lords of the Admirally in answer to a Letter sent by his Grace<lb></lb>
to the Lords of the Admirally in compliance with a Resolution of his<lb></lb>
Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ273">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County at a general Meeting<lb></lb>
held on the 22d. of Novr. last which Letter his Grace desired<lb></lb>
might be laid before the Justices</p>
<p n="604">Here follows a Copy of the Letter abovementioned</p>
<p n="605">My Lord Duke</p>
<p n="606">Admirally Office 2d Decemr. 1776</p>
<p n="607">Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo657">the<lb></lb>
Admiralty</rs>
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Your Graces Letter of the 25th. Ultimo enclosing a Copy of<lb></lb>
a Resolution of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ274">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo658">County of Middlesex</rs>
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at a<lb></lb>
General Meeting held on the 22d. to request Your Grace to apply to<lb></lb>
their Lordships to obtain a reward of five Shillings to the Constable<lb></lb>
or other Officer who shall apprehend any able bodied <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ275">Landman</rs>
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within<lb></lb>
the Bills of Mortality upon such able bodied Landman being received<lb></lb>
into his Majestys Service I am commanded by their Lordship</p>
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