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in the County of<lb></lb>
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At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Lord<lb></lb>
the Ling holden at the Town Court House near Westmr. Hall<lb></lb>
in and for the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate<lb></lb>
Church of St. Peter <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65469_geo6">Westminster</rs>
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the City Borough and Town of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65469_geo7">Westminster</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65469_geo8">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65469_geo9">St. Martin le Grand</rs>
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London by Adjournment on Saturday the Ninth day of January<lb></lb>
in the second Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third<lb></lb>
King of Great Britain Etc before <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65469_n4-1">Bartholomew Hammond</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65469_n4-2">Thomas Kynaston</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65469_n4-3">Paul Mowbray</rs>
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and others their Fellow Justices of our said Lord the King asssigned to<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65469_occ7">keep the Peace</rs>
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in the said liberty and also to hear and determine divers<lb></lb>
Felonies Trespasses and other misdeeds committed within the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65469_geo10">Liberty.</rs>
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<p n="5">Whereas by the Statute of the Twelfth Year of the Reign of his<lb></lb>
late Majesty Intituled an Act for the more Easy Assessing Collecting<lb></lb>
and Levying of County Rates It is Enacted that the Justices of<lb></lb>
the Peace for the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65469_geo11">City and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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shall have<lb></lb>
the full power to Appoint the Governor or Master of the House of<lb></lb>
Correction within the said City and liberty who shall have the Sum<lb></lb>
of Money Yearly as had been Accustomed for and towards the<lb></lb>
support and Maintenance of the Prisoners in his Custody Etc not<lb></lb>
exceeding Fifty Pounds by the Year and direct the Treasurer or<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65469_occ8">Treasurers of the County</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65469_geo12">Middlesex</rs>
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to Obey all Orders which shall<lb></lb>
be made by the Justices of the said City and liberty or the greater part<lb></lb>
of them Assembled in their General Quarter Session for the Payment of any<lb></lb>
Sum or Sums of Money for the Allowance Allotted to such Governor or<lb></lb>
Master of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65469_geo13">House of Correction</rs>
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and there being now due to John<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65469_n5-1">Stephens Governor</rs>
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or Master of the said House of Correction the Sum of<lb></lb>
Twenty five Pounds for half a Years Salary due at Christmas last past<lb></lb>
It is Ordered and directed by this Court that Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65469_n5-2">John Higgs</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65469_occ9">Treasurer</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
the County of Middx do pay to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65469_n5-3">John Stephens</rs>
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the Sum of Twenty<lb></lb>
five Pounds for half a Years Salary due at Christmas last past as <rs type="occupation" id="LMWJPS65469_occ10">Governor</rs>
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<lb></lb>
or Master of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMWJPS65469_geo14">House of Correction</rs>
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and that his Receipt with this<lb></lb>
Order shall be a sufficient discharge to the said Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65469_n5-4">John Higgs</rs>
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for that</p>
<p n="6">By the Court<lb></lb>
Forbes</p>
<p n="7">Reced January 11th 1762 of the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMWJPS65469_n7-1">Jno Higg</rs>
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's the above mentioned Sum<lb></lb>
of Twenty five pounds pursuant to the above mentioned order by me</p>
<p n="8">John Stephens</p>
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