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<p n="1610">in Consequence of that Order said there<lb></lb>
had been Objections to it by reason of its ill<lb></lb>
Tendency in some Particulars and believes<lb></lb>
Remonstrances have been made to the<lb></lb>
Court at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo898">Old Baily</rs>
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and to the Judges<lb></lb>
either to<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Reseind or relax the<lb></lb>
Order and bels it has been dispensed with<lb></lb>
Occasionally so far as to the time and so long as<lb></lb>
the Grand Jury have been sitting and the-<lb></lb>
Instances are frequent that Prisrs. are kept<lb></lb>
back. Being asked what was the reason for<lb></lb>
dispensing with the Order he said That where<lb></lb>
there is a number of Prisrs. the Indictmts.<lb></lb>
Could not be Prepared and get ready Being<lb></lb>
Asked whether it does not generally happen<lb></lb>
that all the Indictmts. are Prepared and<lb></lb>
ready for the Grand Jury to Present to the<lb></lb>
Judges he said there are two Clerks of<lb></lb>
Indictment at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo899">Hicks's Hall</rs>
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who attend the</p>
<p n="1611">Session of Peace of Oyer and Terminer which begins<lb></lb>
the 2d. day at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo900">Old Baily</rs>
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Sessions & the Practice<lb></lb>
is to forward the Felony Bills as fast as bespoke giving<lb></lb>
the Preference of Misdemeanor Bills and such Felony<lb></lb>
Bills when returned into Court are sent to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50547_geo901">Old Baily</rs>
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as soon as the Sessions opens or else the preceeding<lb></lb>
day to the Officer who attends that Court that the<lb></lb>
Sessions of the peace Dyer and Terminer Continue Sitting<lb></lb>
during the Gaol Delivery and the Jury return<lb></lb>
the Bills into Court as they find them two or three<lb></lb>
times a day-That the Prosecutors Come one<lb></lb>
after another all the while of the Sessions that some<lb></lb>
Wilfully & others some Carelessly have delayd their Attendance which he bees. was the<lb></lb>
Occasion of that Order<del>and</del>
but unless the Court<lb></lb>
Waits for Business no Notice is taken of it<lb></lb>
<del>but</del>
when Business is Slack the Order is inforced<lb></lb>
That the Grand Jury sit as long as any<lb></lb>
Felony Bills are brought and the Misdemeanors<lb></lb>
Bills brought late are sometimes defer'd till the next Session<del>delayed</del>
& the</p>
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