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<p n="236"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Meeting on Tre from<lb></lb>
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At a Meeting of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of<lb></lb>
Middlesex At Hick's Hall in Saint John Street in the County aforesaid<lb></lb>
on Wednesday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55604_date36">Seventh day of March 1759</rs>
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<p n="237">Ordered That the Copy of a Letter from the Lords of his Majesty's Most<lb></lb>
Honble Privy Council to His Grace The Duke of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo389">Newcastle</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55604_occ295">Custos<lb></lb>
Rotulerum</rs>
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of the said <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo390">County of Middlesex</rs>
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be Transmitted to the<lb></lb>
principal Clerk of Each Division in this County together with as<lb></lb>
Sufficient Number of Warrants now settled to be made use of for the<lb></lb>
purposes in the said Letter mentioned</p>
<p n="238">Ordered That the Justices in Each Division do forthwith hold<lb></lb>
a Special Session within their several Divisions and Continue the same<lb></lb>
from time to time more effectually to put in Execution the directions of<lb></lb>
the said Letter And that the said Justices do make a Return of the several<lb></lb>
Proceedings herein upon the Next County Day in the Next General Quarter<lb></lb>
Session of the Peace to be held for this County in order to be Transmitted to the<lb></lb>
Lords of his Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council according to the<lb></lb>
Directions of the said Letter</p>
<p n="239">After our very hearty Commendations to Your Grace<lb></lb>
Whereas it is absolutely necessary in the present Critical<lb></lb>
Situation of Affairs when Attempts may be made to Invade these<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55604_geo391">Kingdoms</rs>
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that no time should be lost in the immediate Equipment<lb></lb>
of his Majesty's Fleet And Whereas there is Strongest Reason<lb></lb>
to Apprehend that great Numbers of Seamen and Seafaring Men<lb></lb>
have withdrawn themselves from the Seaport Towns into the<lb></lb>
Inland Countys of this Kingdom on purpose to Avoid his<lb></lb>
Majesty's Service and are still lurking about on different parts<lb></lb>
of the said Inland Counties We do therefore Signify his<lb></lb>
Majesty's Express Command to Your Grace to Lose no time in<lb></lb>
calling upon the Justices of the Peace within the County of Middlesex</p>
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