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Account for the Damage in the press yard. That the City were permitted to<lb></lb>
make out the Allegations in this Petition without opposition from the County<lb></lb>
Managers except as to the last viz. that the Gaol ought to be repaired at the<lb></lb>
Expence of the City and County which they absolutely denied but this being<lb></lb>
rather matter of Argument than Evidence drew on the reading of the County,<lb></lb>
Petition on the 5th. days sitting which was no same opened than a Member<lb></lb>
of the Committee began a Speech setting forth his great surprise that an<lb></lb>
Application founded as he said on principles of common Humanity<lb></lb>
should meet with so vehement an Opposition that he was sorry to find<lb></lb>
such a disagreement between the City and County but that yet he had hopes<lb></lb>
that some time since they might meet in better Humour for which reason<lb></lb>
he moved to adjourn the Committee for two months and the question being<lb></lb>
put it was ordered accordinly and in a short time after the Sessions inded</p>
<p n="196">The above account was drawn up at the request of the Justices<lb></lb>
with a view to point out a Method of defence in case of any future attempt<lb></lb>
of this kind the papers very accurately arrainged as also the Brief which<lb></lb>
Contain ample matter of Argument are in the Custody of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55605_occ167">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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as are also. References to and Copies of several Ancient Records in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55605_geo182">the Tower</rs>
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and elsewhere from which it appears that the City have frequently been<lb></lb>
Commanded by former Kings of this Realen to repair their walls and<lb></lb>
Gates and that they have done it accordingly, A Very accurate the<lb></lb>
Short account of the City walls and Gates particularly of Newgate and<lb></lb>
of the respective times of its Building and rebuilding is to be found in<lb></lb>
Strypes Edition of Stowes Survey published 1720 Pd. 9..10.18</p>
<p n="197">But the Strongest evidences of the Injustice of the Citys demand,<lb></lb>
may at any time be produced from their own Charters particularly<lb></lb>
that of Henry 4th. which contains a Grant of the Prisons with<lb></lb>
regard to the Charters in General it is observable that they are many<lb></lb>
in Number that the latter are much more ample than the earlier<lb></lb>
ones that the Citizens of London have Stript the County of Middx<lb></lb>
of many of its Ancient rights And that under them the City are said<lb></lb>
to</p>
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