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<p n="22">p adjorne Jovis <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50281_date7">24 o. die Februar 1731</rs>
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<p n="23">Upon reading the humble peticon of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50281_n23-1">Joshua Walker</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50281_occ18">Keeper</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50281_geo16"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50281_geo17">New Prison</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50281_geo18">Clerkenwell</rs>
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in this County exhibited<lb></lb>
unto this Court setting forth that the Petr. had one <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50281_n23-11">William<lb></lb>
Moucreas</rs>
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committed to the Petrs. custody by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50281_n23-2">Robert Dennett</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50281_occ19">Esqr</rs>
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. one of his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50281_occ20">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the County<lb></lb>
aforesaid for breaking the windows of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50281_n23-3">Elizabeth Shelton</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
pulling part of her house down, and threataing to set<lb></lb>
fire to it, which said Moucreas was disordered in his<lb></lb>
senses sometimes to a great degree, and to prevent<lb></lb>
mischeif the Petr. caused him in the Night time to be put<lb></lb>
into the Felons Room, but the Floor being out of repaire<lb></lb>
the sd. Moucreas tore it up, and has broke it almost to<lb></lb>
peices, soe that the Petr. hath been obliged almost ever since<lb></lb>
the last sessions to confine the Felons in the same Room<lb></lb>
with those committed for assaults, which hath created a<lb></lb>
great deal of mischeif & disturbance, And that about a<lb></lb>
yeare ago some Prisoners breaking out of the Felons<lb></lb>
Room, It was Ordered by the Committee appointed to<lb></lb>
inspect the same that the Floor should be then repaired<lb></lb>
as well as the other part thro' which they had made their<lb></lb>
escapes, but the Carpenter neglecting to do it, hath been the<lb></lb>
occasion of its being so easily broke up by the sd. Moucreas,<lb></lb>
And the Petr. therefore praying that this Court will be<lb></lb>
pleased to Order the same to be inspected and to grant<lb></lb>
the Petr. such releif as to this Court shall seem meet,<lb></lb>
It is Ordered by this Court that it be And It is hereby<lb></lb>
recomended & referred unto <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50281_n23-12">simon Michell</rs>
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Brooke</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50281_n23-5">Robert Tothill</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50281_n23-6">William Hayton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50281_n23-7">Thomas Robe</rs>
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