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<p n="727"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">June 1777</note>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n727-1">Harman Leece</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n727-2">Henry Dagg</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n727-3">Edward Hawkins</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ306">Esquires</rs>
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The Reverend <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n727-4">Parker Rowlands</rs>
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and the Reverend<lb></lb>
Richard Neat Clerks</p>
<p n="728">His Grace the Duke of Northumberland<lb></lb>
opened the Business by stating to the Gentlemen that having received<lb></lb>
through the hands of the Chairman a Resolution made at the last<lb></lb>
Easter Quarter Session of the peace for this County whereby his Grace<lb></lb>
was desired to call a Meeting of all the Woblemen and Gentlemen who<lb></lb>
are named in the Commission of the peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo738">County of Middlesex</rs>
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to consider whether it is not become necessary from the present<lb></lb>
ruinous condition of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo739">Hicks Hall</rs>
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to apply to Parliament for an<lb></lb>
Act to enable the Justices to build a new Session house he had in<lb></lb>
Compliance with said Resolution appointed the present<lb></lb>
Meeting to be held here this day for that purpose Whereupon<lb></lb>
It was Moved that the Examination of Messrs. Taylor and<lb></lb>
Course two Surveyors before the Committee of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo740">House of Commons</rs>
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upon the Petition of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ307">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo741">County<lb></lb>
of Middlesex</rs>
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for an Act to empower the building a new Session<lb></lb>
house for the said County be read and the same being agreed to<lb></lb>
the Minutes of the said Committee in respect to the Examination<lb></lb>
of the said Surveyors were read accordingly</p>
<p n="729">After which it was unanimously Resolved as follows</p>
<p n="730"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1st.</note>
That is the Opinion of this Meeting that <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo742">Hicks Hall</rs>
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(the Present<lb></lb>
Session house of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo743">County of Middlesex</rs>
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) is very Old too small<lb></lb>
and in many respects Inconvenient</p>
<p n="731"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">2dly.</note>
That a new Sessions house ought to be built for the use of the<lb></lb>
County when proper Spot of Ground can be procured convenient<lb></lb>
as to Size and Situation for that purpose</p>
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