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<p n="1458">February 1786</p>
<p n="1459">Report and Requested that they might have leave to sit again under the said<lb></lb>
Referrence and that an adjournment day might be appointed to Receive and consider<lb></lb>
the said Plan and Estimates together with the Report of the said Committee on the<lb></lb>
other matters referred to them by the abovementioned Order - Resolved<lb></lb>
that Wednesday the 29th. day of March next be appointed for that purpose,<lb></lb>
and that this Court be (at the End of the present Session) adjourned to that<lb></lb>
Day and that a Circular Letter be sent to His Majestys Justices of the peace<lb></lb>
for this County acquainting them thereof</p>
<p n="1460">By adjournment same day</p>
<p n="1461">Mr. Gibbes the Apothecary to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo896">New Prison</rs>
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and the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo897">House of Correction</rs>
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at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55609_geo898">Clerkenwell</rs>
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attending the Court in pursuance of the Order made for that<lb></lb>
purpose on the County day of the last Session was informed by the Chairman<lb></lb>
That the Bills for Necessaries delivered to the Sick Prisoners in the said Prisons<lb></lb>
had of late Years greatly increased and desired him to State to the Court the<lb></lb>
reason of such Increase, Whereupon Mr. Gibbes informed the Court "That it<lb></lb>
was owing to the great Number of Prisoners that were ill, being upon the<lb></lb>
average about Thirty" and then A Motion was made and Seconded That it<lb></lb>
be Referred To the Committee appointed "to Consider the Allegations<lb></lb>
contained in a Petition delivered by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55609_n1461-1">Henry Adams</rs>
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Contractor for Conveying<lb></lb>
Vagrants in through and out of this County and all other Circumstances<lb></lb>
Relative to the passing Vagrants as they may think proper" to consider how<lb></lb>
the same may be prevented in future - Which being carried in the <lb></lb>
Affirmative It was moved That the said Committee do meet at this<lb></lb>
place on Saturday the fourth day of March next at 11 o'Clock in the forenoon<lb></lb>
precisely, Which being agreed to It was Resolved accordingly - It<lb></lb>
was also Moved that the Committee appointed to prepare a Plan proper<lb></lb>
for a House of Correction and for other Purposes do meet at this place on<lb></lb>
Saturday the Eighteenth day of March next at Eleven o'Clock in the<lb></lb>
forenoon precisely which being agreed to was Resolved accordingly.</p>
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