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besides from its situation
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being the General Receptacle of the Idle and disorderly from every
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other part of His Majestys Dominions labours under many
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Expences in a degree unknown to the other Counties within this
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Kingdom the numerous poor with which every parish is infested
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the vast Expence consequently incurred in passing or maintaining
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them the apprehension maintenance and Conveyance of Vagrants
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The Support of the many Goals and maintenance of the vast
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numbers of prisoners there Confined together with the unavoidable
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inequality of the County Rate The Expence of
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which coming out of the poors Rate lays a burthen upon the Shoulders
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of the Industrious Housekeeper Etc which in times like these he is
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but little able to Support
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Added to these large Expences should the payment
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of these fees fall upon the County Revenue the augmentation of the
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County Rates must necessarily follow against which won at
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present there is so much murmering that the consequences of a
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further increase are Justly to be dreaded
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Upon the whole therefore the Justices hope
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that Your Lordships will be pleased to take
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this their Memorial into Your Serious
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Consideration and make such provision in
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the premises as will case the
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of this new and ponderous burthen either by
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making the payment of these charges a
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condition with the Contractor as heretofore
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or otherwise as to Your Lordships shall seem
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meet
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Your Committee approved of the said Memorial and
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ordered Mr. Eyles to apply to Sir
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John Hawkins
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to request that he
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would Sign the said Memorial and present the same as Chairman
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of the Sessions or that he would give such directions to Mr. Eyles
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respecting the presenting thereof as he should think proper
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And the said Committee Further Report
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That having taken into Consideration the
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Order of reference to this Committee Vizt. "To Examine into the
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"State of
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in Order to
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