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February 1786
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Report and Requested that they might have leave to sit again under the said
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Referrence and that an adjournment day might be appointed to Receive and consider
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the said Plan and Estimates together with the Report of the said Committee on the
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other matters referred to them by the abovementioned Order - Resolved
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that Wednesday the 29th. day of March next be appointed for that purpose,
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and that this Court be (at the End of the present Session) adjourned to that
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Day and that a Circular Letter be sent to His Majestys Justices of the peace
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for this County acquainting them thereof
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By adjournment same day
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Mr. Gibbes the Apothecary to
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New Prison
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and the
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House of Correction
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Clerkenwell
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attending the Court in pursuance of the Order made for that
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purpose on the County day of the last Session was informed by the Chairman
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That the Bills for Necessaries delivered to the Sick Prisoners in the said Prisons
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had of late Years greatly increased and desired him to State to the Court the
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reason of such Increase, Whereupon Mr. Gibbes informed the Court "That it
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was owing to the great Number of Prisoners that were ill, being upon the
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average about Thirty" and then A Motion was made and Seconded That it
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be Referred To the Committee appointed "to Consider the Allegations
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contained in a Petition delivered by
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Henry Adams
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Contractor for Conveying
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Vagrants in through and out of this County and all other Circumstances
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Relative to the passing Vagrants as they may think proper" to consider how
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the same may be prevented in future - Which being carried in the
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Affirmative It was moved That the said Committee do meet at this
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place on Saturday the fourth day of March next at 11 o'Clock in the forenoon
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precisely, Which being agreed to It was Resolved accordingly - It
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was also Moved that the Committee appointed to prepare a Plan proper
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for a House of Correction and for other Purposes do meet at this place on
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Saturday the Eighteenth day of March next at Eleven o'Clock in the
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forenoon precisely which being agreed to was Resolved accordingly.
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