Of Trinity Term in ye 16th & 17th Years of ye Reign of King George ye Second

Middlesex

Our Lord ye King hath sent to his Justices of Oyer & Terminer at Hicks Hall in St. John Street in his County of
Middx and also to ye Keepers of his Peace & to his Justices assigned to hear & determine divers Felonies, Trespasses
& other Misdemeanours comitted within his sd, County & to every of them his Writ closed in these Words (that is to
say) George ye second by ye Grace of God of Great Britain, France & Ireland King Defender of the Faith
To our Justices of Oyer & Terminer at Hicks Hall in St. Johns street in our County of Middx And also to the
Keepers of our Peace & to our Justices assigned to hear & determine divers Felonies,Trespasses & other Misdeanours
comitted within our sd County & to every of them greeting We being willing for certain reason that all and
singular Indictments concerning whatsoever Trespasses Contempts & Conspiracies whereof Elizabeth
Nicholls< no role > This name instance is in set 1683. Wife of John Nicholls< no role > is together with Edwd. Bygrave< no role > before you indicted & also all & singular
special Verdicts found thereupon (as it is said) before us & not elsewhere be determined do comand you
& every of you ye all & singular ye Indictments afd. And also all & singular special Verdicts found thereupon
with all things touching ye same by whatsoever name ye sd. Eliz: Nicholls may be called therein before us under
your Seals or ye Seal of one of you on Morrow of ye holy Trinity wheresoever we shall then be in
England you or one of you do send together with this Writ that we may ye further do thereupon that
which a Right & according to ye Law & Custom of England We shall see fit to be done Witness Sr. Wm:
See< no role > Knt . at Westm ye 16th day of May in ye 16th. year of our reign on which said Morrow of ye hay Trinity
before our sd. Ld. ye Jing at Westm ye afd. Justices returned ye sd. Wait & sent & certified ye Indictment & special
Verdict in ye sd. Writ menconed as followeth (that is to say) The Execution of this Writ doth appear in
a Record anexed to ye same Writ ye Answer of Edwd Barker< no role > Esqr . one of ye Justices within written Middx
Be it remembred that at ye Session of Oyer & Terminer of our Sovereign Lord ye King
holden for ye County of Middx at Hicks Hall in St. John Street in ye County afd. on Munday ye 11th day of
Janr. in 15th Year of ye reign of our Sovereign Ld George ye 2d. King of Great Britain & before Thos. Lane< no role >
John Elliott< no role > This name instance is in set 3963. Nathaniel Chandler< no role > , Peter Elers< no role > Esqrs & others their fellows Justices of our sd. Ld. ye King assigned
by Letters Patent of our sd Ld ye King under his Great seal of Great Britain to ye same Justices above
named & others & any 4 or more of them directed to inquire more fully ye Truth by ye Oath of good & lawfull
Men of ye sd County of Middx & by other Ways Means & Methods by which they should or might better know (as
well within Liberties as without) by whom ye Truth of ye Matter may be better known of all Treasons