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<p n="1199">The <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1081">County of Middlesex</rs>
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besides from its situation<lb></lb>
being the General Receptacle of the Idle and disorderly from every<lb></lb>
other part of His Majestys Dominions labours under many<lb></lb>
Expences in a degree unknown to the other Counties within this<lb></lb>
Kingdom the numerous poor with which every parish is infested<lb></lb>
the vast Expence consequently incurred in passing or maintaining<lb></lb>
them the apprehension maintenance and Conveyance of Vagrants<lb></lb>
The Support of the many Goals and maintenance of the vast<lb></lb>
numbers of prisoners there Confined together with the unavoidable<lb></lb>
inequality of the County Rate The Expence of <obscured></obscured>
which coming out of the poors Rate lays a burthen upon the Shoulders<lb></lb>
of the Industrious Housekeeper Etc which in times like these he is<lb></lb>
but little able to Support</p>
<p n="1200">Added to these large Expences should the payment<lb></lb>
of these fees fall upon the County Revenue the augmentation of the<lb></lb>
County Rates must necessarily follow against which won at<lb></lb>
present there is so much murmering that the consequences of a<lb></lb>
further increase are Justly to be dreaded</p>
<p n="1201">Upon the whole therefore the Justices hope<lb></lb>
that Your Lordships will be pleased to take<lb></lb>
this their Memorial into Your Serious<lb></lb>
Consideration and make such provision in<lb></lb>
the premises as will case the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1082">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of this new and ponderous burthen either by<lb></lb>
making the payment of these charges a<lb></lb>
condition with the Contractor as heretofore<lb></lb>
or otherwise as to Your Lordships shall seem<lb></lb>
meet</p>
<p n="1202">Your Committee approved of the said Memorial and<lb></lb>
ordered Mr. Eyles to apply to Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1202-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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to request that he<lb></lb>
would Sign the said Memorial and present the same as Chairman<lb></lb>
of the Sessions or that he would give such directions to Mr. Eyles<lb></lb>
respecting the presenting thereof as he should think proper</p>
<p n="1203">And the said Committee Further Report</p>
<p n="1204">That having taken into Consideration the<lb></lb>
Order of reference to this Committee Vizt. "To Examine into the<lb></lb>
"State of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1083">New Prison</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1084">Clerkenwell</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1085">Bridewell</rs>
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in Order to<lb></lb>
"See what alterations it may be necessary to make therein either<lb></lb>
for</p>
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