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<p n="1"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">City Borough & Town<lb></lb>
of Westmr. in the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65453_geo1">Middx</rs>
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At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Lord the King holden<lb></lb>
at the Town Court House near Westmr. Hall in and for the Liberty of the<lb></lb>
Dean & Chapter of the Collegiate Church of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65453_geo2">St. Peter Westmr</rs>
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. the City<lb></lb>
Borough and Town of Westmr. in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65453_geo3">Middx</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65453_geo4">St. Martin le Grand</rs>
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London on Tuesday the Ninth Day of October in the 24th. Year of the reign of<lb></lb>
our <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65453_n1-1">Sovereign Lord</rs>
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George the 2d. King of Great Britain Etc before<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65453_n1-2">James Fraser</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65453_n1-3">James Crofts</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65453_n1-4">William Huddlestone</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65453_n1-5">John Ashe</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65453_occ1">Esquires</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and others their Fellows Justices of our said Lord the King Assigned to keep<lb></lb>
the peace within the said Liberty and also to hear and determine divers<lb></lb>
Felonies Trespasses and other Misdeeds done & Committed within the sd. Liberty</p>
<p n="2">Whereas by the Statute of the 12th. Year of the Reign of his present<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65453_geo5">Majesty King George</rs>
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the Second Intituled an Act for the more easy Assession<lb></lb>
collecting & levying of County Rates It is enacted that the Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace for the said City and Liberty of Westmr. shall have full power to appoint<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65453_occ2">Governor</rs>
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or Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65453_geo6">House of Correction</rs>
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within the said City and<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65453_geo7">Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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. who shall have the Sum of Money Yearly as had been<lb></lb>
accustomed for & towards the Support & Maintainance of the Prisoners in his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65453_occ3">Custody</rs>
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Etc not exceeding Fifty Pounds by the Year And direct the <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65453_occ4">Treasurer</rs>
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or Treasurers of the County of Middx to obey all Orders which shall be made<lb></lb>
by the said Justices of the said City & Liberty or the greater part of them Assembled<lb></lb>
in their General Quarter Sessions for the payment of any Sum or Sums of Money<lb></lb>
for the Allowance allotted to such Governor or Master of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65453_geo8">House of Correction</rs>
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And it appearing to this Court that there is due to Samuel Attersoll Master<lb></lb>
or Governor of the said House of Correction the Sum of Twenty five Pounds<lb></lb>
for half a Year's Sallary due at Michaelmas last past It is Ordered and<lb></lb>
directed by this Court That Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65453_n2-1">John Higgs</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65453_occ5">Treasurer</rs>
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of the County of Middx<lb></lb>
do pay to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65453_n2-2">Samuel Attersoll</rs>
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the said Sum of Twenty five Pounds for<lb></lb>
half a year's Sallary as Governor or Master of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65453_geo9">House of Correction</rs>
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& that his Receipt with this Order shall be a sufficient Discharge to the said<lb></lb>
Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65453_n2-3">John Higgs</rs>
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for that Sum.</p>
<p n="3">By the Court</p>
<p n="4">Forbes</p>
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