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and Agree to Suspend as to that Election for the said
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Division only, the said order of the fifteenth day of
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January 1718 And that the said
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John Jones
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then present
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high Constable of the said Division (who had Served
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the said Office for the space of three Years) should
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be continued therein untill the next Easter Quarter
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Sessions, And that it should be soe proposed to this
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Court on the County Day in this present Generall
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Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden for this County
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to the intent that an Order of Confirmation might
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be now made for that purpose if this Court should
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think fit to make the same This Court taking the
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Premises aforesaid into Consideracon on this present
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Thursday the first day of July instant (being the
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County Day of this present Generall Quarter Sessions)
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Doth Confirm the said Resolucon and agreement
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of the Court at the last Sessions And doth then
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upon Order That the said
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present
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high Constable
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of the said Division be confirmed in
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his said Office untill the next Easter Quarter Sessions.
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P adjorn Jovis
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1 o. die July 1725
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Order for takeing
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a View of New
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Prison Etc.}
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Upon reading the humble Petition of
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Joshua Walker
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of his Maties. Goal called
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New prison
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at Clerken-
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well in this County Exhibited unto this Court Setting
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forth that the said Goal of
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new Prison
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is very
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much out of repair, And that the Petr. is dayly in
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Great Danger of the Escape of some of his Prisoners
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was whereof not long Since broke out in the day time by
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Clambering over the Door Case, And the Petr. humbly
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hopes this Court will be pleased to Order the said
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Door Case to be pulled down, and to give such further
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directions towards repairing the said Goal as to this
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Court Shall seem meet, to prevent the escape of any
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of his Prisoners whereupon it is Ordered by this Court
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that it be, And it is hereby recomended and referral unto
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