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<p n="3879">Continued, Friday <rs type="date" id="BBBRMG20210_date316">Novr. 29th. 1799</rs>
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<p n="3880">last were read and confirmed, whereby it appeared;</p>
<p n="3881">That the Committee had agreed to conclude the Bargain<lb></lb>
for the erection of the proposed Drug Mill at their nest<lb></lb>
Meeting.</p>
<p n="3882"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Prison Committee<lb></lb>
Minutes of ordered<lb></lb>
to be obliterated</note>
<lb></lb>
The Minutes of the Prison Committee of the 22d. of<lb></lb>
August, and the 11th. September last, were read; and it appearing<lb></lb>
to the Court that there had not been sufficient number of<lb></lb>
Governors present at those Meetings to make a quorum.,<lb></lb>
the Minutes were ordered to be obliterated.</p>
<p n="3883">The Minutes of the Special Prison Committee, of the<lb></lb>
19th. of November, last were read; whereby it appeared;</p>
<p n="3884">That the Committee on a perusal of the Case laid<lb></lb>
before the Recorder and Common Sergeant, and their<lb></lb>
Opinions thereon, that Persons Committed to the Prison,<lb></lb>
of this Hospital, under the Lottery Acts, cannot legally<lb></lb>
be employed in the usual hard labour of the House:<lb></lb>
The Committee having therefore reason to doubt<lb></lb>
of the legality of Commitments to this House of Persons<lb></lb>
of that description, recommended it to the Court to<lb></lb>
inform the Court of Aldermen thereof, and to request<lb></lb>
them to take the same into their consideration.</p>
<p n="3885">Resolved that the Consideration of the above Minutes<lb></lb>
be adjourned.</p>
<p n="3886">The Minutes of the Bethlem Committee, of the<lb></lb>
following days, were read and confirmed; whereby it appeared;</p>
<p n="3887">Wednesday, Septr. 27th..</p>
<p n="3888">That the Committee had Contracted for Meat for Six<lb></lb>
Months, at 3s..2d. Per Stone.</p>
<p n="3889">And had Ordered two Carpets to be provided for the use<lb></lb>
of the Porter and Matron.</p>
<p n="3890">And that the Poors Boxes were Opened which contained<lb></lb>
£9..6..1½.</p>
<p n="3891">Friday, Novr. 1st.</p>
<p n="3892">That the Committee had resolved that it be recommended<lb></lb>
to the General Court, that a Gratuity of £50 be paid to<lb></lb>
Mr.</p>
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