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May 1790
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"Seamen, He also added that the Stone was now arrived and
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"unloading in the River; and the Committee having considered the
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"same and feeling great dissatisfaction from Mr Hopcrafts defence of
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"himself Resolved that it be represented to the Court that he has
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"conducted the work in no respect agreeably to his Contract and in such
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"a dilatory manner as to require the interference of the Magistrates in
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"Session assembled.
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"Resolved that the Committee further Recommend that
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"the Contractor for the Masons work should be proceeded against upon
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"the panel part of his Contract in order to compel the due and just
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"Performance of it."
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And the Contract with the Said Mr Hopcraft for the Masons
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work being also Read, Mr Hopcraft was called in and informed by
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the Chairman of the great inconvenience attending his delay.
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Mr Hopcraft alledged that the delay was owing entirely
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to his not being able to procure the Stone faster from the Quarrys and
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produced a Letter from Messrs. Chinchens the Proprietors of the Quarry to
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that Effect and having heard what further he had to alledge.
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Resolved that Mr. Rogers the County Surveyor be desired
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to go to the Quarries at Swannage to view the same and to see in
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what forwardness the said Stone now is and to make himself
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compleatly master of the present state of the said Quarries and that
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the further consideration of this business be adjourned until after Mr.
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Rogers shall make his Report thereon.
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By Adjournment same day.
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Mr. Adams the Contractor for conveying Vagrants in
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through and out of this County laid before the Court a Petition and the
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same being Read as follows Vizt.
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To the Worshipful
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William Mainwaring
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Esquire
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the
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Justices of the Peace
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for the County of
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Middlesex
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in their General Session of the Peace held for the said
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County in the Month of May 1790 Assembled.
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The Petition of
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Henry Adams
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