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Petition of the Hundred of
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read 2d.
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Admitted that petitioners contribute to all the
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County Rates which are hear
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Petition of Westmr.
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Petition of Grand Jury
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and Inticts of
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Petition of
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read a 2d. time and
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Admitted.
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95
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J Beach An Accot. of Ingns. from 755. to 65. upon an
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Average 6 or 7. Felons to 1 Dr.-almost all the
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28 in 1763. died of contagious Distemper
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except about 6 or 7-Supposes more than 1/3.
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of the whole 132 died of Gaol Distemper.
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Means an epidemical Fever-believes
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the Gaol seldom totally free from it-some
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times hardly more than 4 in a year.
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Believes it may be in other Gaols-great
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Many dye of it-takes 'em off very soon-
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can't form any Judgmt. for so few dying in ten
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years.
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'tis comon for a great many to have it at or
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same time
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Less timerous now than formerly
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being more used to it but looks on place to
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be extreamly dangerous.97
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Report of the City Comitte with regard to Newgate
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Accot. of Payments relating to Sheriffs of
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& Middx
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Act of Comon Council for election of Sheriffs
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Recital & that part which directs the applica-
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tion of fines to be inserted in report
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D Seaman comptroller The Comon Council have confir-
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med the Agreemt. for the purchase of the term
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in Condiut meand for 2400 and referr'd to a comittee
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to carry it into execution
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The City have cash sufficient to pay for is
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as understands has had offers an assigmt. of the
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Leave-his 4 Acres 2 Roods 37 perches.
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Rent is £2200 P ann
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J Jefferson Account to shew the number of Prisr
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in
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as great formerly as persent
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