1764.

By Adjournment Thursday 3d May 1764

Thomas Lane< no role > John Hawkins< no role > John Spencer Colepeper< no role > John Brettell Bartholomew
Hammond Elisha Biscoe< no role > and William Bayntun< no role > Esqrs . Justices of the Peace for
this County who were appointed a Committee for Managing and directing the
Petition to Parliament of the Justices Assembled in the last Session of the Peace agt.
the Attempts of the City of London to charge the Inhabitants of this County with
the greater part of the Expence of Rebuilding of the Gaol of Newgate reported to this
Court that the Comittee of the Honorable House of Commons after sitting five
Several days and proceeding on the said Business and after making a Progress
therein and hearing Count. on behalf of the said Justices were on the 30th. March
last pleased to adjourn for two Months And that the Session of Parliament
being soon afterwards Prorogued the said Committee of Justices had called
for the Bills of Charges attending the said Application and had carefully
examined the same And had setled the Bill of Mr Newdigate Poynk their Sollicitor
for his Fees and Disbursemts. at the sum of Eighty three pounds Fourteen Shills. & ten pence
and the Bill of Mr James Jefferson< no role > their Save at at the Sum of one hundred & twenty
pounds and the Bill of Mr. John White< no role > for sending and delivering Letters on that
Occasion at two Guineas Whereupon this Court approveing of the said Report
doth direct the said Several Sums to be paid by the Treasurer as soon as he,
shall have Sufficient Stock of this County in Hand

Resolved and Ordered that the thanks of this Court be given to
St. William Beauchamp< no role > Proctor Barrs and Kns of the Bath and George Cooke< no role >
Esquire representatives of this County in Parliament And also to the Rt Honble
the Lord Warkworth and the Honorable Edwin Sandys Representatives of
Westmr. and likewise to Sr. John Pibbons< no role > Barrs and King of the Bath
Representative of the Borough of Wallingford for their unwearied attention
to the Welfare of this County and their wise and able Conduct in the Comitted
of the Honorable House of Commons on the above mentioned Petition it
being in a great Measure owing to their generous Exertion of themselves in
this behalf that the Applicatn, of the County met with Success and Thomas.
Lane Esqrs , Chairman of the Sessions is hereby desired to wait on the above
named