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<p n="1399">January 1786</p>
<p n="1400"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">A Committee<lb></lb>
appointed to inspect<lb></lb>
plans & to proper<lb></lb>
a plan for a House<lb></lb>
of Correction etc.</note>
It was moved That a Committee be appointed to inspect the Plans already<lb></lb>
delivered in for the Consideration of the Sessions and to prepare a plan proper<lb></lb>
for a House of Correction for this County on the Ground now agreed to be purchased <lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n1400-1">Jervoise Clarke Jervoise</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1400-1" type="surname" value="Clarke Jervoise"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1400-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ420">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_occ420" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
. and others in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo850">Cold Bath Fields</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_geo850" type="placeName" value="Cold Bath Fields"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_geo850" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
and that the<lb></lb>
said Committee do take into Consideration the proper Method of raising the<lb></lb>
Sum of £ 4000 to pay the Sum agreed to bepaid for the purchase of the said<lb></lb>
Ground belonging to Jerviose Clerke Jervoise Esqr. and others and to call in<lb></lb>
such Assistance as they shall think necessary and also to prepare an Estimates<lb></lb>
of the Expence of carrying such Plan into Execution And that the Magistrates<lb></lb>
present and such other Gentlemen as were upon the former Committee and<lb></lb>
such other of His Majestys Justices of the peace for this County as may Chuse<lb></lb>
to attend<del>be a Committee</del>
or any five or more of them be a Committee for the<lb></lb>
Purposes aforesaid and that they do meet for the first time on Tuesday next<lb></lb>
the 17th. Instant and that Notice be sent by Letter to the several Members of the<lb></lb>
Committee of the time of Meeting and also that an Advertisement be inserted<lb></lb>
in the Daily Advertiser giving notice thereof and the same being<lb></lb>
<del>recorded and</del>
debated upon It was unanimously Resolved accordingly</p>
<p n="1401">By adjournment same day<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n1401-1">William Mainwaring</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1401-1" type="surname" value="Mainwaring"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1401-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ421">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_occ421" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
. The Chairman informed the Court That<lb></lb>
he had seen the Lord Mayor on the subject of the Vagrants passed from the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo851">City of London</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_geo851" type="placeName" value="City of London"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_geo851" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
into this County and that His Lordship had promised to<lb></lb>
Inquire into the manner of passing the Vagrants and that the same should<lb></lb>
be Corrected if any thing improper was found to be practised therein.</p>
<p n="1402"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">The Commee on<lb></lb>
Mr: Adams Petr.<lb></lb>
to meet do<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n1402-1">John Staples</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-1" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-1" type="surname" value="Staples"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ422">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_occ422" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
.<lb></lb>
&<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n1402-2">Nathl. Conant</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-2" type="surname" value="Conant"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-2" type="gender" value="unknown"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ423">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_occ423" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
.<lb></lb>
to be added thereto.</note>
Resolved that the Committee appointed "to Consider the allegations<lb></lb>
"contained in a Petition delivered by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n1402-3">Henry Adams</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-3" type="given" value="Henry"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-3" type="surname" value="Adams"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-3" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ424">Contractor for Conveying<lb></lb>
"Vagrants</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_occ424" type="occupation" value="Contractor for Conveying"Vagrants"></interp>
in through and out of this County and all other Circumstances relative<lb></lb>
"to the passing Vagrants as they may think proper" be at Liberty to proceed in the<lb></lb>
Examination of the matters referred and to adjourn from time to time as they shall<lb></lb>
think proper and that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n1402-4">John Staples</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-4" type="surname" value="Staples"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-4" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ425">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_occ425" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
. and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n1402-5">Nathaniel Conant</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-5" type="surname" value="Conant"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1402-5" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ426">Esqr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_occ426" type="occupation" value="Esqr"></interp>
. two of His<lb></lb>
Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55609_occ427">Justices of the peace</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_occ427" type="occupation" value="Justices of the peace"></interp>
for this County be added to the said Committee</p>
<p n="1403">By adjournment same day</p>
<p n="1404"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Mr Bond willing<lb></lb>
to give up Tap<lb></lb>
but requests leave<lb></lb>
to retain the<lb></lb>
Cellars</note>
It being represented to the Court that Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n1404-1">Richard Bond</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1404-1" type="surname" value="Bond"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_n1404-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
the present Tenant of the<lb></lb>
Tap of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo852">New Prison</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_geo852" type="placeName" value="New Prison"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_geo852" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo853">Clerkenwell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_geo853" type="placeName" value="Clerkenwell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55609_geo853" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
was willing to give up the House rented by him<lb></lb>
of this County but requested that he might be permitted to retain the Use of the Cellars<lb></lb>
belonging to the same all Communication from the said Cellar with the Prison being</p>
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