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<p n="935"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo937">White hall</rs>
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Septembr. 7th. 1738</p>
<p n="936"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Letter from the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1275">Duke</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo938">Newcastle</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1276">Custos</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Rotulorum of Middx<lb></lb>
to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1277">Clerk of the peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
with a copy of the Order<lb></lb>
of Council for putting <lb></lb>
a stop to the impressing<lb></lb>
of Seamen in the<lb></lb>
County of Middx<lb></lb>
Date 7th. of Sept 1738}</note>
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<p n="937">Sir<lb></lb>
I Send you in closed a Copy of an Order of Council,<lb></lb>
dated the 4th. Inst. directing, that No More Seamen Should<lb></lb>
be taken up, within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo939">County of Middlesex</rs>
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for Manning<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n937-1">His Majesty</rs>
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's Fleet, untill <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n937-2">His Majesty</rs>
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's Pleasure Shall be<lb></lb>
further Signified: And I am to desire, that you will lay<lb></lb>
the Same before the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1278">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of the Said County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo940">Middlesex</rs>
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, to the end that the Said Order may be<lb></lb>
immediately and punctually obey'd.</p>
<p n="938">I am <lb></lb>
Sir <lb></lb>
Your most humble Servant<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo941">Holles</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo942">Newcastle</rs>
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<p n="939"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n939-1">Peter Walter</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1279">Esqr</rs>
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. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1280">Clerk of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo943">County of Middlesex</rs>
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or His Deputy.</p>
<p n="940">At the Court at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo944">Kensington</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the 4th. of September 1738.</p>
<p n="941">Present</p>
<p n="942">The King's most Excellent Majesty<lb></lb>
in Council.</p>
<p n="943"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Copy of the Order of<lb></lb>
Council for putting a<lb></lb>
stop to the Impressing of<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1281">Seamen</rs>
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in the County of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo945">Middlesex</rs>
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}</note>
Whereas, by <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n943-1">His Majesty</rs>
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's Command, a Letter was<lb></lb>
wrote to your Grace by the Lords of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n943-2">His Majesty</rs>
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's most<lb></lb>
Honourable Privy Council, dated the 31st. of July last,<lb></lb>
requiring your Grace to call upon the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1282">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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<lb></lb>
within the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo946">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, & Strictly to enjoyn them<lb></lb>
to cause all Stragling Seamen that Should be found fit to<lb></lb>
Serve on board <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n943-3">His Majesty</rs>
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's Ships to be takeen up & Sent to<lb></lb>
the Several Ports (as was therein directed) for the Speedy<lb></lb>
manning <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n943-4">His Majesty</rs>
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's Fleet, And whereas the Lords<lb></lb>
Commissioners of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo947">the Admiralty</rs>
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have this day<lb></lb>
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represented to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n943-5">His Majesty</rs>
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at this Board, that there are<lb></lb>
no considerable Number of Men wanting to man the Ships<lb></lb>
now in Commission at home and therefore proposed,<lb></lb>
that a Stop Should be put to the taking up any more<lb></lb>
Seamen or <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1283">Seafaring Men</rs>
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for the Present: <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n943-6">His Majesty</rs>
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<lb></lb>
is thereupon pleased with the Advice of His Privy Council <lb></lb>
to Order, as it is hereby ordered, that your Grace do give<lb></lb>
the necessary Directions to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ1284">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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