City Borough and Town
of Westminster 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 & for the Liberty of the Dean
and 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
Wednesday the Tenth Day of April in the 24th. Year of the Reign of our Sovereign
Lord George the Second King of Great Britain Etc before Sir Joseph Ayloffe< no role >
Houlding Barrt< no role > . James Fraser< no role > This name instance is in set 3480. Thomas Lediard< no role >
Esqrs . & others their Fellows Justices of our said Lord the King assigned to keep
the Peace within the said Liberty and also to hear & determine divers Felonies
Trespasses and other Misdeeds done & committed within the said Liberty.

Whereas by the Statute of the Twelfth Year of the Reign of his present
Majesty King George the Second intitled an Act for the more easy assessing
collecting & levying of County Rates It is enacted that the Justices of the peace
for the said City & Liberty of Westmr. shall have full Power to appoint the
Governor or Master of the House of Correction within the said City & Liberty 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
Middlesex 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 Salary due
at Lady Day last past One Thousand Seven Hundred & Fifty One 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 [..] the [..]
a Year's Salary due at Lady day last past as Governor or Master of the said House of Correction and that
his Receipt with this Order shall be a sufficient discharge to the said Mr. John
Higgs for that Sum

By the Court

Forbes

Reced April 15th 1751 of the said Mr Higgs the Sum of Twenty
five pounds pursuant to the order above Specifyed by me

£25

Saml. Attersoll