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<p n="873">Continued Thursday 3d. September 1795.</p>
<p n="874">(Copy of Certificate of Builders)</p>
<p n="875">29th. Augt. 1795</p>
<p n="876">Certificate of Builders<lb></lb>
respectg. the Accidt.<lb></lb>
at Prison."We the undersigned having carefully examined and Surveyed<lb></lb>
"the Ruins of the Buildings at <rs type="placeName" id="GLBRMB20101_geo94">Bridewell Hospital</rs>
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which<lb></lb>
"were to have been altered and Repaired according to sundry<lb></lb>
"drawings and particulars made by Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n876-1">James Lewis</rs>
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for that<lb></lb>
"purpose which said drawings and particulars We have<lb></lb>
"likewise minutely and maturely inspected and considered are<lb></lb>
"of opinion that the works therein specified were not only<lb></lb>
"practicable, but what we would have undertaken and<lb></lb>
"Executed with safety; and are also of opinion that the failure<lb></lb>
"of the works were not occasioned by the wall not being bonded<lb></lb>
"into the Hall Wall./</p>
<p n="877">"<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n877-1">Philip Norris</rs>
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<lb></lb>
"<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n877-2">Thos. Poynder</rs>
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<lb></lb>
"I N. Long<lb></lb>
"E.M. Clark<lb></lb>
"<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n877-3">Jas. Slatford</rs>
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<lb></lb>
"<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n877-4">Hy. Munn</rs>
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</p>
<p n="878">(Copy affidavit of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n878-1">Robert Garton</rs>
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)</p>
<p n="879">Affidt. of <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n879-1">Robt. Garton</rs>
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<lb></lb>
respecting Do."<rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n879-2">Robert Garton</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="GLBRMB20101_geo95">Orange Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="GLBRMB20101_geo96">Red Lion Square</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
"<rs type="placeName" id="GLBRMB20101_geo97">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="GLBRMB20101_occ426">Carpenter</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="GLBRMB20101_occ427">Joiner</rs>
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maketh Oath and saith<lb></lb>
"that he was employed by Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n879-3">James Lewis</rs>
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during his illness with<lb></lb>
"the consent of the Prison Committee of <rs type="placeName" id="GLBRMB20101_geo98">Bridewell Hospital</rs>
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to<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
"attend the alterations and Repairs Contracted to be done at the<lb></lb>
"said Hospital by Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n879-4">Samuel Sellon</rs>
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Snugg's and to see that the<lb></lb>
"works were done agreeably to the plans and particulars prepaird<lb></lb>
"by the said <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n879-5">James Lewis</rs>
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And this Deponent Saith that by<lb></lb>
"the directions of the said <rs type="persName" id="GLBRMB20101_n879-6">James Lewis</rs>
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he particularly desired<lb></lb>
"the Workmen employed by the Contractor upon their beginning<lb></lb>
"to pull down part of the Building not to lay any Bricks or<lb></lb>
"Rubbish on the floors but to lower them all down and he<lb></lb>
"also desired them to be careful in shoring the floors when<lb></lb>
"they pulled down the Back front of the said Building but not-<lb></lb>
"-withstanding such directions they continually did load the<lb></lb>
"floors with very heavy weights and when any part of such<lb></lb>
"weights were removed from a particular part they were</p>
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