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<p n="1859">Sessions House for a <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1664">Middlesex</rs>
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8th November 1785.</p>
<p n="1860">Minutes of the Committee appointed To take into Consideration a Petition<lb></lb>
from <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1860-1">Henry Adams</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ801">Contractor for conveying Vagrants</rs>
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in through and out of<lb></lb>
this County and other matters</p>
<p n="1861">Present</p>
<p n="1862"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1862-1">William Bleamire</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ802">Esqr</rs>
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in the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ803">Chair</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1862-2">Thomas Gordon</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ804">Esqr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1862-3">Thomas Parker</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ805">Esqr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1862-4">Jacob Leroux</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ806">Esqr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1862-5">John Croft</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ807">Esqr</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1862-6">David Walker</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ808">Esqr</rs>
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<p n="1863">Took into Consideration the Order of Reference to this Committee Vizt<lb></lb>
"To consider the Allegations contained in a Petition from <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50809_n1863-1">Henry Adams</rs>
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<lb></lb>
"<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ809">Contractor for conveying Vagrants</rs>
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in through and out of this County and all<lb></lb>
"such other circumstance relative to the passing Vagrants as they may think<lb></lb>
proper."</p>
<p n="1864">Read the Act of parliament of the 17th. George 2d. whereby it is Enacted<lb></lb>
That where any Rogues or Vagabonds apprehended by any Constable, or<lb></lb>
such other Officer or person as aforesaid, or upon such search as aforesaid, shall<lb></lb>
be brought before any Justices or Justices or the Peace, it shall and may be<lb></lb>
lawful for such Justice or Justices, and he or they are hereby required to<lb></lb>
inform himself or themselves, by the Examination upon Oath of the person or<lb></lb>
persons apprehended, or of any other Person, of the Condition and Circumstances<lb></lb>
of the person or persons so apprehended, and of the Perish or place where he<lb></lb>
she or they were last legally settled; the substance of which Examination or<lb></lb>
Examinations shall be put into Writing, and be subscribed or Signed by<lb></lb>
the person or persons so examined; and the said Justice or Justices shall<lb></lb>
likewise sign the same, and transmit it to the next General or Quarter<lb></lb>
Sesions of the peace, to be holden for the same County. Riding, Aig, Borough,<lb></lb>
Town Corporate, Division or Liberty, there to be filed and kept on Record<lb></lb>
and such Justice or Justices of the peace shall and are hereby required to<lb></lb>
order all such persons so apprehended to he publickly whipt by the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ810">constable</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ811">petty Constable</rs>
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or <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50809_occ812">Tythingman</rs>
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or same other person to be appointed by such<lb></lb>
Constable petty Constable or Tythingman of such Parish or place where<lb></lb>
such person were apprehended; or to order such Persons to be sent to the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50809_geo1665">House of Correction</rs>
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, there to remain until the next General or Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
or for any less time as such Justice or Justices shall think proper; and after</p>
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