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<p n="1091">To the Rt. honble. the Lord Viscount Townshend<lb></lb>
one of his Maties. principal Secretarys of State</p>
<p n="1092"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Representacon. of Justices<lb></lb>
of Peace of Middx. concerning<lb></lb>
Street robberys Etc.</note>
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<note type="authorial" place="margin">Dec Sess: 1728</note>
The humble Representacon. of his Majesties<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ1550">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the County of Middx.<lb></lb>
assembled at the Generall Sessions of the<lb></lb>
peace holden at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1102">Hicks hall</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1103">St. John Street</rs>
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in and for the Said County by adjournment<lb></lb>
on Thursday the nineteenth day of<lb></lb>
December in the Year of our Lord 1728</p>
<p n="1093">Sheweth</p>
<p n="1094">That by an order of the Court of Generall Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
of the peace for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1104">County of Middlesex</rs>
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of the fourteenth day<lb></lb>
of October last upon occasion of his Maties. comands<lb></lb>
Signifyed by Letter from Your Lordship to the Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace of the Said County to be Vigilant in Suppressing and<lb></lb>
preventing of Such disorders as are the cause of the great<lb></lb>
increase of Street robberys and other felonys It was referred<lb></lb>
to a Committee of his Majesties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ1551">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
Said County therein particularly named to give Such Orders and<lb></lb>
direcons. as they Should think proper for the better Execution of<lb></lb>
his Maties. comands., And to consider of and lay before the<lb></lb>
Court what other measures might be necessary or proper to be<lb></lb>
pursued more effectually to answer the ends proposed, as<lb></lb>
also to propose and lay before the Court Such Representacons<lb></lb>
of any other matters or any difficultys or obstruccons in<lb></lb>
this Service which Should appeare or occurr them To the<lb></lb>
intent that Proper dirccons night be given or applicacon.<lb></lb>
made thereupon, and that Such difficultys or obstruccons<lb></lb>
might be thereby removed, We the Said Justices now<lb></lb>
assembled in our Generall Sessions have received the<lb></lb>
Report of the Said Committee Setting forth That they have<lb></lb>
proceeded according to to the Said Order of reference to<lb></lb>
answer the ends thereof in the best manner they were<lb></lb>
able, And accordingly have assembled them Selves at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1105">Hicks Hall</rs>
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every Saturday from the twenty Sixth of<lb></lb>
October to the thirtieth of November last inclusive,</p>
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