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1764.
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Account for the Damage in the press yard. That the City were permitted to
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make out the Allegations in this Petition without opposition from the County
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Managers except as to the last viz. that the Gaol ought to be repaired at the
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Expence of the City and County which they absolutely denied but this being
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rather matter of Argument than Evidence drew on the reading of the County,
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Petition on the 5th. days sitting which was no same opened than a Member
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of the Committee began a Speech setting forth his great surprise that an
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Application founded as he said on principles of common Humanity
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should meet with so vehement an Opposition that he was sorry to find
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such a disagreement between the City and County but that yet he had hopes
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that some time since they might meet in better Humour for which reason
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he moved to adjourn the Committee for two months and the question being
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put it was ordered accordinly and in a short time after the Sessions inded
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The above account was drawn up at the request of the Justices
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with a view to point out a Method of defence in case of any future attempt
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of this kind the papers very accurately arrainged as also the Brief which
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Contain ample matter of Argument are in the Custody of the
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Clerk of the Peace
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as are also. References to and Copies of several Ancient Records in
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the Tower
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and elsewhere from which it appears that the City have frequently been
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Commanded by former Kings of this Realen to repair their walls and
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Gates and that they have done it accordingly, A Very accurate the
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Short account of the City walls and Gates particularly of Newgate and
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of the respective times of its Building and rebuilding is to be found in
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Strypes Edition of Stowes Survey published 1720 Pd. 9..10.18
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But the Strongest evidences of the Injustice of the Citys demand,
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may at any time be produced from their own Charters particularly
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that of Henry 4th. which contains a Grant of the Prisons with
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regard to the Charters in General it is observable that they are many
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in Number that the latter are much more ample than the earlier
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ones that the Citizens of London have Stript the County of Middx
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of many of its Ancient rights And that under them the City are said
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