May 1782

that a representation from the Justices in Session by way of Petition
should be made to the House of Commons complaining of the
Evil.

Resolved that an humble Representation from
this Court by way of Petition be presented to the honorable the
Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled complaining
of the Great General increase of the pernicious practise of Gaming and
craving from their Wisdom a remedy for the Evil.

Ordered that it be and it is hereby referred to the said
Committee to prepare and present such Representation and that
when the said Representation shall be formed the Perk of the Peace
for this County do sign the same.

By adjournment same day

The subsequent Resolution come to by the Commissioners
appointed for putting in Execution An Act of Parliament made and
passed in the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of his present Majestys
King George the Third intitled "An Act for authorizing the Justices
"of the Peace for the County to sell the present Session House for the
"said County and for enabling them to build another Session House
"in a more convenient situation and to keep the same in Repair
"and for applying the Sum of Eleven Thousand Pounds (to be
"borrowed upon the Credit of a certain fund commonly called the
"Orphans fund) towards depaying the expence of building the
"said Session house" being laid before this Court and the same
being read as follows Vizt.

It appearing unto this Meeting upon minute
examination as well as from the Testimony of Mr. Rogers the
Surveyor that the Room in the new Session house intended as the
repository for the public. Records belonging to the Sessions for this