Middlesex Sessions:
General Orders of the Court
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February 1774 - December 1783

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"Recommend it to his Majestys Justices of the Peace for this
"County when any person or persons shall be bound over in a
"Recognizance before them to prosecute or give Evidence in Cases of
"Felony or other Capital offences committed within the County of
"Middlesex to make the Condition of such Recognizance for the
"appearance of the Party or Parties at the then next Session of the
"peace (or Session of Oyer and Terminer according to the nature of
"the offence) to be holden in and for the said County of Middlesex
"and within the first three days thereof to prefer the Indictment and
"give Evidence to the Grand Jury therein and if the Indictment
"shall be returned a true Bill then forthwith to prosecute the Law
"with Effect and give Evidence at the Session of Goal delivery of Newgate
"for the said County upon the Trial of such person so Indicted according
"to this form vizt. The Condition of this Recognizance is that if the
"said A B Etc do personally appear at the next General (or General
"Quarter) Session of the peace (or General Session of Oyer and Terminer if
"proper as in the Case of forgery Etc) to be holden in and for the said
"County of Middlesex and within the first three days thereof prefer
"a Bill of Indictment and give Evidence thereon to the Grand Jury
"againstforand in Case such Indictment shall be
"returned a true Bill then the said A B Etc personally appear at the
"now next Session of Goal Delivery of Newgate to be holden for the said
"County and then and there prosecute the Law with effect and give
"Evidence on his Majestys behalf against the saidupon the
"Trial thereupon to be had Then Etc. Else Etc

"And it is further Recommended that such Recognizances
"be delivered to the Clerk of the peace or returned to the Session House for
"the said County and not to the old Bailey as hath been practiced) so that
"the Recognizances of such persons as shall fail to perform the first
"Condition thereof may be duly Estreated and those of such as shall have
"preferred Bills of Indictment for offences aforesaid may be returned
"by the Clerk of the peace to the Session of Goal Delivery with the the
"Indictments to which they may have Relation And it is also Ordered
"that the Clerks to his Majestys Justices of the peace for this County do at the
"time of acknowledging every such Recognizance give the persons so bound
"over Notice of the time of the Commencement of the Sessions at which they
"shall be bound to appear as aforesaid and do also specially warn them




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