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<p n="580">Mr B Staled to ye Cr That</p>
<p n="581">About as year ago an Order of Sessions was made<lb></lb>
desioning all Justices before whom Vagrants were<lb></lb>
brought, to see that such Vagrant was in a state of<lb></lb>
health fit to be passed without in dangering life</p>
<p n="582">Notwithstanding which Order the parish officers<lb></lb>
continue to gross them in Numbers Many of whom<lb></lb>
are so dangerously illg weak: that when in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50803_geo710">bridewell</rs>
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<lb></lb>
they frequenty dare not remove them agreeable to the<lb></lb>
pass, but they remain in that Gaol, in the most<lb></lb>
deplorable condition of fifth verming de<obscured></obscured>
ases for<lb></lb>
Weeks, to the great danger of the lives of the other prisoners<lb></lb>
by<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
the infection spreading over the Gaol.</p>
<p n="583">That Saturday last 10th of Novber. or Vagrant was sent in<lb></lb>
from Shadwell actually Dying, & expired early on the<lb></lb>
tuesday morning. his Names <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50803_n583-1">John Edwards</rs>
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,<del>and it is</del>
his<lb></lb>
body after death was full of vermin & every disorder, lookd<lb></lb>
like as bag of foull bones coverd with parchment; that<lb></lb>
this evil is become so general that it is dangerous for<lb></lb>
any person to Attend them & the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50803_occ217">Apothecary</rs>
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& Nurses<lb></lb>
have great<obscured></obscured>
necessary trouble for which they have<lb></lb>
no satisfaction for these Vagrants are<obscured></obscured>
so ill<lb></lb>
that they cannot be passed with safety as directed but<lb></lb>
lie in this deplora the condition in the gaol weeks Esqr.<lb></lb>
excating great trouble to the<obscured></obscured>
there, expenc to<lb></lb>
the County,<obscured></obscured>
<del>highly infection</del>
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to the gaole<obscured></obscured>
therein<lb></lb>
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<p n="584">To Make an Order notice receive them in yt State<lb></lb>
some times between 20 of 30 at one time always as Dozen.</p>
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