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April 1786

this County in their General or Quarter Session And in Case the said
Churchwardens Chapel wardens and Overseers of the Poor of any Town Parish
or Place above mentioned or any of them shall neglect or refuse to pay
the Sum of Money assessed thereupon in the said Rate within thirty days
after demand made as aforesaid to the High Constable of the Hundred
Division or District in which such Town Parish and Place so assessed
doth lie he is by the said Act of Parliament empowered and is hereby
required to levy the same by Distress and Sale of the Goods and Chattels
of such Churchwardens Chapel wardens or Overseers of the Poor or any
of them so refusing or neglecting to pay the same as aforesaid by Warrant
under the Hands and Seals of two or more Justices of the peace of the said
County residing in or near such Town Parish or Place rendering the
Overplus if any there be after deducting the Money assessed and the
Charges of the Distress and Sale to the Owner or Owners thereof and the
High Constable Churchwardens Chapelwardens and Overseers of the
Poor in the said County are not to fail of performing the matters and
things abovementioned enjoined them by this Order in pursuance
of the said Act of Parliament under the Penalties mentioned in the
said Act

By the Court
Selby

The Clerk of the Peace Stated to the Court That he had in Pursuance of
the Order of the Court made at the last Session caused Advertisements to be
incerted in the Publick News papers and also the following Circular Letter
to be written to His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for this County Vizt.

"Office of Clerk of the Peace
for the County of Middlesex
Session House Clerkenwell Green 10th. April 1786

"Sir

In pursuance of an Order of Court made at the last Session
"I beg leave to acquainted you that the Plan for a house of Correction for this
"County (as prepared by the Committee appointed for that purpose) was laid




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