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City Borough & Town
of Westmr. in the County
of Middx .}


At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Lord the King holden
at the Town Court House near Westmr. Hall in and for the Liberty of the
Dean & Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter Westmr . the City
Borough and Town of Westmr. in the County of Middx and St. Martin le Grand
London on Tuesday the Ninth Day of October in the 24th. Year of the reign of
our Sovereign Lord< no role > George the 2d. King of Great Britain Etc before
James Fraser< no role > This name instance is in set 3480. James Crofts< no role > William Huddlestone< no role > John Ashe< no role > Esquires
and others their Fellows Justices of our said Lord the King Assigned to keep
the peace within the said Liberty and also to hear and determine divers
Felonies Trespasses and other Misdeeds done & Committed within the sd. Liberty

Whereas by the Statute of the 12th. Year of the Reign of his present
Majesty King George the Second Intituled an Act for the more easy Assession
collecting & levying of County Rates It is enacted that the Justices of the
peace for the said City and Liberty of Westmr. shall have full power to appoint
the Governor or Master of the House of Correction within the said City and
Liberty of Westmr . who shall have the Sum of Money Yearly as had been
accustomed for & towards the Support & Maintainance of the Prisoners in his
Custody Etc not exceeding Fifty Pounds by the Year And direct the Treasurer
or Treasurers of the County of Middx to obey all Orders which shall be made
by the said Justices of the said City & Liberty or the greater part of them Assembled
in their General Quarter Sessions for the payment of any Sum or Sums of Money
for the Allowance allotted to such Governor or Master of the House of Correction
And it appearing to this Court that there is due to Samuel Attersoll Master
or Governor of the said House of Correction the Sum of Twenty five Pounds
for half a Year's Sallary due at Michaelmas last past It is Ordered and
directed by this Court That Mr. John Higgs< no role > Treasurer of the County of Middx
do pay to the said Samuel Attersoll< no role > the said Sum of Twenty five Pounds for
half a year's Sallary as Governor or Master of the said House of Correction
& that his Receipt with this Order shall be a sufficient Discharge to the said
Mr. John Higgs< no role > for that Sum.

By the Court

Forbes




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