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<p n="151">and Agree to Suspend as to that Election for the said<lb></lb>
Division only, the said order of the fifteenth day of<lb></lb>
January 1718 And that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n151-1">John Jones</rs>
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then present<lb></lb>
high Constable of the said Division (who had Served<lb></lb>
the said Office for the space of three Years) should<lb></lb>
be continued therein untill the next Easter Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions, And that it should be soe proposed to this<lb></lb>
Court on the County Day in this present Generall<lb></lb>
Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden for this County<lb></lb>
to the intent that an Order of Confirmation might<lb></lb>
be now made for that purpose if this Court should<lb></lb>
think fit to make the same This Court taking the<lb></lb>
Premises aforesaid into Consideracon on this present<lb></lb>
Thursday the first day of July instant (being the<lb></lb>
County Day of this present Generall Quarter Sessions)<lb></lb>
Doth Confirm the said Resolucon and agreement<lb></lb>
of the Court at the last Sessions And doth then<lb></lb>
upon Order That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n151-2">John Jones</rs>
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present<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ240">high Constable</rs>
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of the said Division be confirmed in<lb></lb>
his said Office untill the next Easter Quarter Sessions.</p>
<p n="152">P adjorn Jovis <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55600_date31">1 o. die July 1725</rs>
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<p n="153"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order for takeing<lb></lb>
a View of New<lb></lb>
Prison Etc.}</note>
Upon reading the humble Petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n153-1">Joshua Walker</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ241">Keeper</rs>
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of his Maties. Goal called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo132">New prison</rs>
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at Clerken-<lb></lb>
well in this County Exhibited unto this Court Setting<lb></lb>
forth that the said Goal of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo133">new Prison</rs>
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is very<lb></lb>
much out of repair, And that the Petr. is dayly in<lb></lb>
Great Danger of the Escape of some of his Prisoners<lb></lb>
was whereof not long Since broke out in the day time by<lb></lb>
Clambering over the Door Case, And the Petr. humbly<lb></lb>
hopes this Court will be pleased to Order the said<lb></lb>
Door Case to be pulled down, and to give such further<lb></lb>
directions towards repairing the said Goal as to this<lb></lb>
Court Shall seem meet, to prevent the escape of any<lb></lb>
of his Prisoners whereupon it is Ordered by this Court<lb></lb>
that it be, And it is hereby recomended and referral unto</p>
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