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At a Meeting of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of
Middlesex At Hick's Hall in Saint John Street in the County aforesaid
on Wednesday the Seventh day of March 1759 [..]

Ordered That the Copy of a Letter from the Lords of his Majesty's Most
Honble Privy Council to His Grace The Duke of Newcastle Custos
Rotulerum of the said County of Middlesex be Transmitted to the
principal Clerk of Each Division in this County together with as
Sufficient Number of Warrants now settled to be made use of for the
purposes in the said Letter mentioned

Ordered That the Justices in Each Division do forthwith hold
a Special Session within their several Divisions and Continue the same
from time to time more effectually to put in Execution the directions of
the said Letter And that the said Justices do make a Return of the several
Proceedings herein upon the Next County Day in the Next General Quarter
Session of the Peace to be held for this County in order to be Transmitted to the
Lords of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council according to the
Directions of the said Letter

After our very hearty Commendations to Your Grace
Whereas it is absolutely necessary in the present Critical
Situation of Affairs when Attempts may be made to Invade these
Kingdoms that no time should be lost in the immediate Equipment
of his Majesty's Fleet And Whereas there is Strongest Reason
to Apprehend that great Numbers of Seamen and Seafaring Men
have withdrawn themselves from the Seaport Towns into the
Inland Countys of this Kingdom on purpose to Avoid his
Majesty's Service and are still lurking about on different parts
of the said Inland Counties We do therefore Signify his
Majesty's Express Command to Your Grace to Lose no time in
calling upon the Justices of the Peace within the County of Middlesex