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

At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Lord
the Ling holden at the Town Court House near Westmr. Hall
in and for the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate
Church of St. Peter Westminster the City Borough and Town of
Westminster in the County of Middlesex and St. Martin le Grand
London by Adjournment on Saturday the Ninth day of January
in the second Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third
King of Great Britain Etc before Bartholomew Hammond< no role >
Thomas Kynaston< no role > Paul Mowbray< no role > Esqrs
and others their Fellow Justices of our said Lord the King asssigned to
keep the Peace in the said liberty and also to hear and determine divers
Felonies Trespasses and other misdeeds committed within the said
Liberty.

Whereas by the Statute of the Twelfth Year of the Reign of his
late Majesty Intituled an Act for the more Easy Assessing Collecting
and Levying of County Rates It is Enacted that the Justices of
the Peace for the said City and Liberty of Westminster shall have
the full power to Appoint the Governor or Master of the House of
Correction within the said City and liberty who shall have the Sum
of Money Yearly as had been Accustomed for and towards the
support and Maintenance 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 Justices of the said City and liberty or the greater part
of them Assembled in their General Quarter Session for the Payment of any
Sum or Sums of Money for the Allowance Allotted to such Governor or
Master of the said House of Correction and there being now due to John
Stephens Governor< no role > or Master of the said House of Correction the Sum of
Twenty five Pounds for half a Years Salary due at Christmas 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 John Stephens< no role > the Sum of Twenty
five Pounds for half a Years Salary due at Christmas 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< no role > for that

By the Court
Forbes

Reced January 11th 1762 of the sd Jno Higg< no role > 's the above mentioned Sum
of Twenty five pounds pursuant to the above mentioned order by me

John Stephens