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<p n="2071">May 1782</p>
<p n="2072">that a representation from the Justices in Session by way of Petition<lb></lb>
should be made to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1812">House of Commons</rs>
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complaining of the<lb></lb>
Evil.</p>
<p n="2073">Resolved that an humble Representation from<lb></lb>
this Court by way of Petition be presented to the honorable the<lb></lb>
Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled complaining<lb></lb>
of the Great <del>General</del>
increase of the pernicious practise of Gaming and<lb></lb>
craving from their Wisdom a remedy for the Evil.</p>
<p n="2074">Ordered that it be and it is hereby referred to the said<lb></lb>
Committee to prepare and present such Representation and that<lb></lb>
when the said Representation shall be formed the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ863">Perk of the Peace</rs>
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for this County do sign the same.</p>
<p n="2075">By adjournment same day</p>
<p n="2076">The subsequent Resolution come to by the Commissioners<lb></lb>
appointed for putting in Execution An Act of Parliament made and<lb></lb>
passed in the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of his present Majestys<lb></lb>
King George the Third intitled "An Act for authorizing the Justices<lb></lb>
"of the Peace for the County to sell the present Session House for the<lb></lb>
"said County and for enabling them to build another Session House<lb></lb>
"in a more convenient situation and to keep the same in Repair<lb></lb>
"and for applying the Sum of Eleven Thousand Pounds (to be<lb></lb>
"borrowed upon the Credit of a certain fund commonly called the<lb></lb>
"Orphans fund) towards depaying the expence of building the<lb></lb>
"said Session house" being laid before this Court and the same<lb></lb>
being read as follows Vizt.</p>
<p n="2077">It appearing unto this Meeting upon minute<lb></lb>
examination as well as from the Testimony of Mr. Rogers the<lb></lb>
Surveyor that the Room in the new Session house intended as the<lb></lb>
repository for the public. Records belonging to the Sessions for this</p>
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