P Adjorn Jovis 9 o. die Decembris 1731

Order to take into
consideracon on the County
day of next Quarter Sess: a
matter touching the
taking of Recogn to
prosecute Felous
apprehended for Felonys
comitted in the Liberty
of Westmr }

Informacon being given unto this Court that persons
Apprehended for felonys or other capital offences done within
the Liberty of Westminster in this County and comitted
between the time of holding a General Quarter Sessions and the
time of holding a General Sessions of the peace for this County
by Justices of Peace residing within the said Liberty to the
Gate house Prison Westminster may escape a legal Trial for
such felonys or capital offences by reason that some Justices
may bind prosecutors by Recognizances to appear and
prosecute the persons so comitted at the Quarter Sessions of
the peace for the Liberty of Westminster next after such
Comittment whereas such persons being in the mean
time carryed to the Goal of Newgate (pursuant to an Order
of Goal Delivery formerly made in that behalf requiring
the Keeper of the Gate house to carry such Offenders to the
Goal of Newgate Six days before the beginning of each
Sessions of Goal Delivery) may be delivered by proclamacon
at the intervening Sessions of Goal Delivery for want of
an Indictment being found and certified to the same
Sessions of Goal Delivery, And in case the prosecutor should
prosecute at such intervening Sessions as aforesaid his
Recognizance for his appearing and prosecuting at the
ensueing Quarter Sessions for Westmr. may Stand forfeited
and be estreated for his not appearing and prosecuting
there, whereby such Prosecutor would be very much
aggreived and oppressed, And that an instance of this
find hath already lately happened, which this Court
doth deem to be a great greivance, And in Order to
prevent as well the Inconveniance as greivance
aforesaid for the future, It is Ordered by this Court that
the aforesaid matters be taken into consideracon on the
County day of the next General Quarter Sessions of the
peace for this County the first busyness after dinner.