May 1790.

Humbly Sheweth

That Your Petitioner is the Contractor for conveying
Vagrants in through and out of this County and hath been so ever
since April Session 1774

That at the General Session of the Peace held for this
County in May Session 1788 Your Petitioner applied to the Court and
stated that the number of Vagrants conveyed Etc by him had so much
increased that during the two Years ending in April Session 1788 he had
removed 5159 Vagrants by virtue of 3975 Passes and in consequence
of that Application the Court were pleased to allow Your Petitioner the
Sum of £100 for the extra Expence Trouble and Attention brought upon
him by the great increase of Vagrants during that Period.

That from April Session 1788 to April Session 1790 Your
Petitioner hath removed 5341 Vagrants by virtue of 4111 the Average
whereof is 1425 Vagrants by 1195 Passes in each Year more then the
Average number conveyed Etc by Your Petitioner during the first Three
Years of his Contract and which is more then double the Average
number removed by him in the said first Three Years.

Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays Your Worships
to grant him such further relief as in Your Wisdom and Justice shall
seem meet.

And Your Petitioner will ever Pray Etc.
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Resolved that the said Petition be referred to the
Committee appointed to examine and audit from time to time the
Account or Accounts of the Treasurer of this County as well with
respect to his Receipts as his Expenditures and also to examine and
audit all demands of what nature or kind soever made on this County
previous to the payment thereof.

By Adjournment same day.

Mr. Rogers the County Surveyor having delivered in an
Estimate of the Expence which would attend the Building a Chimney and
Fire Place in the Sick Ward of the New Prison at Clerkenwell by which
it appears that the same would amount to Ten Pounds Ordered that
the same be forthwith done under the direction of Mr. Rogers according
to the Plan and Estimate.