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<p n="275">By adjournment Thursday April 7th.</p>
<p n="276">The Several Inquires made by" The Committe appointed to inquire<lb></lb>
"whether the whole or what part of Mr Jervoise's Ground in Cold Bath<lb></lb>
"Fields could be obtained Etc for the purpose of erecting a New House of<lb></lb>
"Correction thereon" being laid before the Court</p>
<p n="277">Resolved That the Ground belonging to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50795_n277-1">Jervoise<lb></lb>
Clarke Jervoise</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50795_n277-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50795_occ95">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMPS50795_occ95" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
. and others in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50795_geo195">Cold Bath Fields</rs>
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is the most proper<lb></lb>
Spot that can be found on which to erect a <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50795_occ96">House of Correction</rs>
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for this County</p>
<p n="278">Resolved That the Chairman be and he is hereof<lb></lb>
appointed to treat with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50795_n278-1">Jervoise Clarke Jervoise</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50795_n278-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
Esqr. and<lb></lb>
such other persons as may be interested therein for the purchase of the<lb></lb>
Ground in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50795_geo196">Cold Bath fields</rs>
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, and to contract for the same if the owners<lb></lb>
thereof shall agree to sell at a reasonable Price And Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50795_n278-2">Robert Taylor</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50795_n278-2" type="surname" value="Taylor"></interp>
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<lb></lb>
Mr Paine Mr Leroux Mr Holland and such other Professional Gentlemen<lb></lb>
as the Chairman shall desire are requested to assist him in fixing the value<lb></lb>
of the said Ground And if the said Jervoise Clarke Jervoise Esqr. or<lb></lb>
the other Proprietor or Proprietors thereof shall require a larger Sum<lb></lb>
than shall be thought a fair Price for the same that then a Tender be<lb></lb>
made of such Price as may be thought reasonable and in Case of refusal<lb></lb>
thereof That Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50795_n278-4">Robert Taylor</rs>
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Mr Paine Mr Holland, and Mr Leroux or<lb></lb>
any two of them Do cause the value to be set thereon by a Jury and<lb></lb>
pursue such other Steps as are in such Cases directed by the Act of<lb></lb>
Parliament made in the Twenty fourth Year of the reign of His present<lb></lb>
Majesty intitled "An Act for the amending and rendering more Effectual<lb></lb>
the Laws in being relative to Houses of Correction.</p>
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