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At Etc
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5th July 1742
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The following report of Mr Rogers the County Surveyor made in
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Pursuance of the Direction of the Committee appointed to consider the Petition
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of the Inhabitants of Enfield relative to
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at Forty Hill being
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read Viz.
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(Were insert Mr Rogers's Report Verbatim)
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Resolved That this Court would not be warranted in considering this
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as a County Bridge
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Ordered That the
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Clerk of the Peace
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do Transmitt to Mr Prescott a Copy
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of the Report of the County Surveyor and at the same time request him to
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communicate to the other Gentleman interested in the said petition the
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said Report and the resolution of the Court thereon
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By Adjournment same day
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Vagrant Act
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&
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Adams's Petn}
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It having been suggested to the Court that the Vagrant Act passed
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in the last Session of Parliament would very much alter the System of the
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Vagrant Laws Resolved that it be referred to the Committee to whom the
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petition of
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Henry Adams
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the Contractor for passing of Vagrants stands
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referred to take the same into Consideration & Report their Opinion theron
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to the Court and that the said Committee do meet on this subject and on the
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subject of the Petition of the said
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previous to the last adjournmt
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day of this Session and that Sir
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Sampson Wright
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be added to the
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said Committee.
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By adjournment same day
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County Treasurer
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to advance ld wd
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the payg the
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Workmen at
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.
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£1000}
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The Committee for Building the House of Correction having dated to
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the Court that they should been want of £1000 to pay to several of the
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Tradesmen who had performed Work at the New Building before they
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would be able to receive sufficient to discharge the same Ordered that the
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Trear of the Monies reced towards depaying the Expense of buildg the sd. House of Corrn
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do Advance the Sum of £1000 to the
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to
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be repaid out of the first Money received by
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By Adjournment same day
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County Survrs
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Rept.}
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Mr. Rogers the County Surveyor having also laid before the Court
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his Report relative to the Survey made by him at
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and the same having been read in the following Words (Vizt.)
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