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<p n="341"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
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At the General Session of the peace of an Lord<lb></lb>
the King holden in and for the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50740_geo178">Middx</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50740_geo179">Hicks Hall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50740_geo180">Saint John Street</rs>
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on Thursday the 31st. day of May<del>1781</del>
in the 21st.<lb></lb>
Year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the third<lb></lb>
King of Great Britain Etc</p>
<p n="342">It appearing to this Cot. by the Rept. of the Commee appd. to carry<lb></lb>
into immediate & effectual Execution the Repair of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50740_geo181">New Prison</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50740_geo182">Clerkenwell Bridewell</rs>
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that the alterations and additions ordered by the Cot.<lb></lb>
at the last Session to be done and made at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50740_geo183">New Prison</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
purpose of rendering the Goal more secure commodious and healthy<lb></lb>
cannot be carried into Exon unless under the protection of a<lb></lb>
Military Guard within the said Prison to prevent the Prisoners<lb></lb>
from attempting to Escape and from impeding or destroying the<lb></lb>
Works in their progress. and it also appearing to this Court that the<lb></lb>
Military Guard non on duly at the said Prison which consists only<lb></lb>
of Twelve Men will not be sufficient to perform this service and<lb></lb>
to Guard the Rest of the Prison Resolved that the Chairman<lb></lb>
be requested to apply to The Right Honourable the Earl of<lb></lb>
Hills borough one of his Majestys Principal Secretaries of State<lb></lb>
or other proper person to whom such application may or ought to be</p>
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