Take from "The Calendar of the Assembly Rolls of the Corporation of the City of Dublin"

[9.] The committee of directors for the proprietors of the North Strand, setting forth that there is now due from each proprietor fifty shillings, and pray the payment of the same may be postponed; that the deeds are not ingrossed, and pray further time to perfect the same, etc. : ordered that further time be given for the perfecting the deeds of fee farm within mentioned for the proprietors of the North Strand, and that the payment of the fifty shillings from each proprietor be postponed till Christmas next, and that whatsoever is necessary further to be inserted in the said deed, to be referred to the committee for the said Strand.

[10] Certain Commons, praying to inlarge the assembly :- ordered that the assembly be inlarged till nine o'clock.

[11.] Certain commons, setting forth that his majestie king George, upon his seasonable and happy accession to the crown of these realms, having confirmed to this city its ancient rights and privileges, which had been invaded and almost subverted by the illegal and arbitrary measures taken by Sir Constantine PHIPPS, and also honoured it with many distinguishing marks of his royal favour, and particularly in sending over his royal picture to this city, and placing upon the establishment of this kingdom the sum of three hundred pounds per annum in augmentation of the city revenues, to the end that they of this city may in some measure express and perpetuate their gratitude for So many and great benefits they daily enjoy under his majesties most gracious protection; and therefore pray that a statue of his most sacred majestie king George may be erected in honour of his majestie, and placed in such convenient part of this city as to this city shall be thought most proper for that purpose: ordered that to perpetuate, as far as in us lies, the many distinguishing marks of his majesties royal bounty conferred upon the city, and the inestimable blessings we daily enjoy under his majesties most auspicious government, and as a lasting monument of that profound veneration with which our hearts are so justly filled for his most sacred of maiestie our second deliverer, a statue be erected in this city, and that the right honourable the Lord Mayor, Sherriffs, treasurer, Sir John ROGERSON, aldermen BURTON, sir John ECCLES, CURTIS, SURDEVILLE and PORTER, and twelve of the commons, to be named by the commons, or any seven of them, whereof the Lord Mayor and one of the Sherriffs to be always two, are appointed a committee to consider of a proper place within this city for erecting the same in, and to treat with some skilful and able statuary in Great Britain or this kingdom for such statue, and to report their proceedings to the next assembly: [Commons :Sir Nathaniel WHITWELL, Joseph KANE, Humphry FRENCH, Peter VERDOEN, William ALDRICH, William EMPSON, Joseph WALKER, John MEAKINGS, Christopher INCH, Jeremiah PEPYAT, Edward DUDGEON, John WRIGHT.

[12.] Jeremiah PEPYAT, city stationer, having formerly petitioned that he was apprehensive that it would be necessary that a committee should be appointed to examine his accounts for the year ending Michaelmas next, and to report their opinion to the next assembly, and prayed that a committee may be accordingly appointed, and a committee was thereupon appointed, who made the following report :
“Pursuant to your honours order of last assembly, we have viewed and examined the petitioners accounts, and are of opinion that he be paid in full of the said account fifty nine pounds, eighteen shillings, and one penny, sterling, which we submit to your honours this 11th day of October, 1717 : ' and having this assembly petitioned and prayed that the said report may be confirmed and made an act of this assembly: it is therefore ordered that the said report be confirmed and made an act of this assembly.