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<p n="608"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">December 1776</note>
to acquaint your Grace that they have a Just sense of the Ze<obscured></obscured>
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shewn by the Magistrates abovementioned for his Majestys<lb></lb>
Service but that their Lordships do not conceive themselves to<obscured></obscured>
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authorized to cause such reward to be paid to the Constables <obscured></obscured>
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peace Officers as the Officers employed under them to raise <obscured></obscured>
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for his Majestys Fleet cannot receive any <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ276">Landsman</rs>
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but s<obscured></obscured>
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as enter voluntarily into his Majestys Service</p>
<p n="609">I have the honor to be<lb></lb>
with great Respect<lb></lb>
My Lord<lb></lb>
Your Graces<lb></lb>
most Obedient<lb></lb>
and most humble Servt.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n609-1">Phl Stephens</rs>
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<p n="610">His Grace the Duke of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo659">Northumberland</rs>
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<p n="611">It is ordered That it be and it is hereby referred to the Committee<lb></lb>
appointed to carry into immediate Execution the effectual re<obscured></obscured>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo660">New Prison</rs>
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and the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo661">House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo662">Clerkenwell</rs>
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to <obscured></obscured>
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into Consideration the letting of the Tap at the House of Correction<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo663">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<p n="612">And the Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n612-1">Henry Adams</rs>
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the Contractor for passing<obscured></obscured>
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Vagrants in thro' and out of this County for an Augmentation <obscured></obscured>
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Salary be and the same is hereby referred to the same Committee</p>
<p n="613">By adjournment 23d. Decr 1776</p>
<p n="614">Read the Order made on the County day of this present Session for<lb></lb>
summoning the County for this Day</p>
<p n="615">Whereupon the Clerk of the peace reported that Notices and adverti<obscured></obscured>
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had been issued accordingly</p>
<p n="616">Mr. Walford reported that he had had a great deal of Conversation<lb></lb>
with the Commissioners for paving the Streets Etc of the parish of Saint<lb></lb>
Sepulchre and that they had offered to let the Justices have as mu<obscured></obscured>
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ground length ways both north and south of Hicks Hall as may be<lb></lb>
sufficient for the Erection of a New Session house and Mr. Rogers <obscured></obscured>
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declared that about 20 Feet would be sufficient</p>
<p n="617">Moved that the resolution made at the General Session of the peace</p>
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