1764.
Octor. 18th .

This petition being read and unanimously approved of and was signed by all the,
Gentlemen present among whom were Sr Wm Beauchamp Proctor< no role > and George Cook< no role > ,
Esquire the Members for the County and Lord Warkworth and the Honorable Mr. Sandys
the Members for Westmr. St. William Beauchamp Proctor undertook to present it
It was also agreed that Petitions to the same Effect as that of the Justices should be
Preferred by the several Hundreds of the County and directions were given to prepare
such Sr William Beauchamp Proctor then went to the House immediately and
Presented the Petition and it was refer'd to the Committee to which the former petitions
stood referred. In a few days after the other Petitions to the number of twelve
came in and they were all referr'd in like manner as the former, Before the
breaking up of this Committee it was moved that the Management of the County
opposition should be refer'd to a committee and accordingly a committee of seven,
Gentlemen was appointed who were Thomas Lane< no role > Esqr the Chairman John Hawkins< no role >
John Spencer Colepeper< no role > John Brettell< no role > Bartholomew Hammond< no role > Elisha Biscoe< no role > and
William Bayntun< no role > Esqr Mr Poyntz a Sollicitor of the House of Commons was
Employed to take care of the Petition within Doors and Mr Jefferson the deputy
Clerk of the Peace was appointed Sollicitor at large

Of the proceedings of this Committee from day to day minutes were
taken by the Clerks attending it and of those Minutes a Copy is to be found among
the Papers relating to this Matter in the Custody of the Clerk of the peace at the
first sitting the Managers for the County procured an order for producing the
Charter of Confirmation of Chas. 2d. on acot of sums paid into the Chamber of
London for Sheriffs fines an account of monies received by the Duty on Coals
under the Statute of 19th. Chas. 2d. and an Account of monies received by sale of
the Materials of such of the City Gates as had then lately been pull'd down
By their particulars which the City were very unwilling to have produced
it appeared that they had received for Sheriffs Fines from the Year 1672 only
£130,550 By total produce of the Impost on Coals £736,804..9..2 By
produce of Materials of the City Gates £794. total, 868..148.9.2

And that they had Coverted the Seite of Ludgate into a Freehold
Estate which they had let on a Building Lease at £70 a year with a fine
of £496 payable every fourteen years It appd. likewise that the City had
sold the Keepers place from time to time and had made Insurances
from fire on the Building and lately received a Sum of £500, on that
Account