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 And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners, or their secretary, shall, at every such visitation, make minutes, in writing, of the state and condition of all such houses which they shall so visit, as to the care of the patients therein, and all such other particulars as they shall think deserve their notice, together with their observations thereupon; all which minutes shall, within one week next after such visitation, be by the said secretary entered, by way of report, in a register to be kept by him in the said College of Physicians for that purpose, and the same shall be read to, and signed by, the said commissioners, or any three or more of them, at their next meeting: but no minute which tends to impeach the character of any house shall be so entered, unless such minute shall have been previously signed by three or more of the said commissioners who shall have been present at such visitation; and in case the commissioners, upon their visitation, shall discover any thing that, in their opinion, shall deserve censure or animadversion., they shall, in that case, report the same: and such part of their report, and no more, shall be hung up in Censor's room of the College, to be perused and inspected by any person who shall apply for that purpose.

And be it further enacted, That in case the keeper of any house or place for the reception of Lunaticks, within the cities of London or Westminster, or within seven miles distance thereof, or within the county of Middlesex, shall refuse all or any of the said commissioners, at the time of their visitation, admittance into such house or place as aforesaid, with or without their secretary, the master or keeper of such house or place shall, for such offence, forfeit his licence.

And be it further enacted, That the said commissioners, or any three or more of them, shall, from time to time, cause an exact account to be kept of all their proceedings; and all such accounts shall be entered in the same register as the minutes taken at their visitations are directed to be entered as aforesaid; and the said register shall be lodged in