Middlesex Sessions:
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February 1774 - December 1783

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Garden Ground he demanded £100 for quitting it at Lady day next,
Whereupon Your Committee proposed to the said Edward Hartwright< no role >
as follows Vizt. To give him £50 to Quit the said Premises at
Christmas next on £30 to quit at Lady day next but if he would not
agree to either of those Terms then that no Compensation whatever
should be given to the said Edward Hartwright< no role > and the said
Edward Hartwright< no role > having desired time to consider the said
Proposals Messrs. Hagen Mildred Sterry Chester and Woods
undertook to give immediate notice to the said Edward
Hartwright
< no role > to quit the Premises at Christmas 1784

All which the Committee Submit Etc.

Received.}

It is Ordered that the said Report be received and that the
same be filed amongst the Records of this Court

Wm. Watherston< no role > contind.
to serve the prisons with
bread.}

It is Ordered that William Watherston< no role > be permitted to
serve the Prisoners in New Prison at Clerkenwell and the House of
Correction there with Bread until the County day of the now next Session.

Order for putting the laws
in force for the better
observance of the
Lords day commonly
called Sunday}

It appearing unto this Court that of late on the Lords day
several disorderly Persons do shew forth and expose to sale Wares and
Merchandizes that Carriers, Drovers, Waggoners, Carmen , Butchers ,
Highers and their Servants do Travel and Persons Use Employ and
Travel with Boats, Wherries, Lighters, and Barges not being duly
authorized as in extraordinary cases is provided that Tradesmen
Artificers, Workmen, Labourers and other Persons do and exercise
Worldly Labour Business and Work of their Ordinary Calling and
that the holy keeping and religious Observance of the Lords day
Commonly called Sunday hath been in other Respects notoriously
profaned and neglected in violation of the Laws divine In contempt
of Order and Decency and to the great Scandal of the Christian
Religion Now this Court taking the Premises into serious
consideration in order to prevent and punish all such abuses
Do hereby recommend it to His Majestys Justices of the Peace
acting in and for this county strictly to put the laws in force for the
better observance of the Lords day commonly called Sunday.




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