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By Adjornment on Thursday the
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twentyeth Day of February
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1752
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Order for
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Mr. Higgs
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the Trearer to pay
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£2:10:0 to
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Mr. Owen
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&
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Mr. Harrison
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Printers for printing
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400 orders of
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Sessions against
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Throwing at Cocks &
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Playing at Dice in
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Wheelbarrows.}
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It is ordered by this Court that Mr.
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John Higgs
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Treasurer
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of the County of
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Middx do pay unto Mr.
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Edward Owen
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& Mr. Harrison Printers or
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one of them the sum of Two Pounds and Ten shillings for Paper and
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Printing four hundred Orders of the
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Justices of the peace
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of the said County
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in sessions against Throwing at Cocks and playing at Dice in Wheelbarrows
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Etc. And the Reciept of the said Mr. Owen & Mr. Harrison or one of them
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together with this Order shall be a sufficient Discharge to the said
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Treasurer
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for such Payment.
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By Adjornment on Thursday the 20th. Day of February 1732.
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Order for the
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Keeper
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to Keep an Account and
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to deliver it in the first
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Day of every Session
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of Work done in the
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House of Correction
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at
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Clerkenwell
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It is Ordered by this Court that the
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Keeper of the House of Correction
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at
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Clerkenwell
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in this County Do keep an Account in Writing of Workdone in the said House of
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Correction from one Session to another and by whom and to keep such an
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Account weekly And also an Account of the Names of those who have done no
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Work and why they have not done Work And to deliver in the same in an
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Writing the First Day of every Sessions of the Peace for the said County for the
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Justices perusal.
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By Adjornment on Thursday the 20th. Day of February 1752
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Order for continuing Mr.
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Saunders
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Welch
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High
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Constable
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of
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Holborn
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Division Mr.
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Thomas Hurford
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High
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Constable
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of
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Finsbury
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Division and Mr.
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Edmund Adlington
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High
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value
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lb
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</
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Constable
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of
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the Tower
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Division for three
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Years longer
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Whereas
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Saunders Welch
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Gent
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>
High Constable
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>
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of
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Holborn
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>
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Division Thomas
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lb
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Hurford Gent.
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>
High Constable
</
rs
>
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"LMSMGO55602_occ2409"
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"occupation"
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=
"High Constable"
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of
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Finsbury Division
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>
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and
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Edmund Adlington
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>
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<
lb
>
</
lb
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<
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Gent
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inst
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"LMSMGO55602_occ2410"
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value
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>
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>
<
rs
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>
High Constable
</
rs
>
<
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"occupation"
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"High Constable"
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of
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the Tower
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Division in this County have served
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their respective Offices of
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High Constable
</
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>
<
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"occupation"
value
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"High Constable"
>
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for several years last past This
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lb
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</
lb
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Court being satisfied of their great Diligence in the Execution of their respective
<
lb
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</
lb
>
Offices and of their Endeavours to suppress Vice prophaneness and Immorality,
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lb
>
</
lb
>
Doth Order that the said
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Saunders Welch
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"LMSMGO55602_n2002-6"
type
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"given"
value
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"Saunders"
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=
"LMSMGO55602_n2002-6"
type
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"surname"
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=
"Welch"
>
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interp
>
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"LMSMGO55602_n2002-6"
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</
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rs
type
=
"persName"
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=
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>
Thomas Hurford
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type
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and Edmund
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>
</
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Adlington
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<
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inst
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"type"
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"undefined"
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do Continue in their Respective Offices of
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rs
type
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>
High Constable
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rs
>
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interp
inst
=
"LMSMGO55602_occ2413"
type
=
"occupation"
value
=
"High Constable"
>
</
interp
>
for the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
space of three Years longer and untill from thence respectively discharged
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
by Due Course of Law.
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p
>
<
p
n
=
"2003"
>
By Adjornments on Thursday the 20th. Day of Febry 1752
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p
>
<
p
n
=
"2004"
>
<
note
type
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place
=
"margin"
>
Order for Justices to
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
mention in their
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Committments the
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
Value of Goods stollen
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
when of small Value}
</
note
>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
note
type
=
"authorial"
place
=
"margin"
>
alld.
</
note
>
For preventing of some Inconveniencys which may otherwise happen
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
It is ordered by this Court that it be And it is hereby recommended
<
del
>
and
</
del
>
to every
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
<
rs
type
=
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>
Justice of the Peace
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>
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inst
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type
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"occupation"
value
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"Justice of the Peace"
>
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>
of this County when they Committ a Prisoner for stealing
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
any thing of small Value that they examine the Prosecutor or Presecutrix
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
as to the Value and specify the Value of such Goods in their Warrant
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
of Committtment that it may appear whether the said Goods are of
</
p
>
</
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>
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