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<p n="1156"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55607_date36">July 1778</rs>
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By adjournment 16th July 1778</p>
<p n="1157">The Chairman having returned to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1157-1">Saunders Welch</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55607_n1157-1" type="gender" value="unknown"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ515">Esquire</rs>
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o<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of his Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ516">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this County the Mace or<lb></lb>
High Constables Staff capped with Silver which Mr Clay the late<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ517">High Constable</rs>
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for Holborn Division had in his possession at the time<lb></lb>
of his Death and which Mace or High Constables Staff is the proper<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of the said Saunders Welch Esquire Mr Welch presented the Ca<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
with the Mace for the use of the present High Constable of that<lb></lb>
Division and his Successors at the Discretion of the Justices for the<lb></lb>
time being</p>
<p n="1158">Whereupon It was moved that the thanks of the Court be given to<lb></lb>
Saunders Welch <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ518">Esquire</rs>
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for the obligation he has conferred upon the<lb></lb>
Magistrates of this County in presenting them with the Mace or Staff<lb></lb>
which has been borne by the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ519">High Constables</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1041">Holborn Division</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
the same being unanimously agreed to; the Thanks of the Court were<lb></lb>
by the Chairman given to Mr Welch accordingly</p>
<p n="1159">By adjournment same Day</p>
<p n="1160">The Subsequent Petition from Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1160-1">Edward Hall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ520">Governour</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1042">House of Correction</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1043">Clerkenwell</rs>
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being laid before the Court<lb></lb>
and the same being read as follows. Vizt.</p>
<p n="1161"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1044">Middlesex</rs>
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</note>
To the Worshipful Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1161-1">John Hawkins</rs>
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and the rest of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ521">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1045">County of Middlesex</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
General Session of the Peace Assembled</p>
<p n="1162">The Humble Petition of Edward Ha<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ522">Governor</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1046">House of Correction</rs>
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at Clerk<obscured></obscured>
</p>
<p n="1163">Sheweth</p>
<p n="1164">That in pursuance of an Act of Parliament passed <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
the sixteenth year of the reign of his present Majesty entitled <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
"Act to authorize for a limited time the punishment by hard Lab<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
"of Offenders who for certain crimes are or shall become liable t<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
"Transported to any of his Majesty's Colonies and Plantations"</p>
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