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Have you ever known any Inconveniencies
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to the prisoners at
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in Consequence
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of that Order?
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There have been Objections made to it
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by reason of it's ill tendency in some particulars
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-Remonstrances I beleive have been made
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to the Court at the
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Old Bailey
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& to the Judges
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either to reseind or relax the Order and
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Beleive in Consequence of such Applications
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it has been dispensed with occasionally
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so far as to the Time and as long as the Grand
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Jury has been sitting.
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Whether the Instances are frequent for
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keeping the prisoners back?
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Yes-frequently.
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What particular reasons have been given
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for it?
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I don't know particularly.
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What reason for dispensing with the Order?
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By reason of the Inconvenience of Prisoners
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remaining in Gaol tile the next Sessions, &
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the Number of prisoners; that the Indictments
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Could not be prepared & got ready-when a
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Number of prisoners are before the Grand Jury
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of
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they have a great deal of Business
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& the Court does dispence with that Order.
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Does it not generally happen that all the
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Indictments are prepared ready for the Grand
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Jury to present to the Judges?
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There are 2 Clerks of Indictment at
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-they attend the Sessions of the peace &
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Oyer and Terminer which begin the 2d. day at
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the
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Session-the practice is to forward
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the Felony Bills as fast as bespoke giving
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them the preference of Misdemeanor Bills
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Felony Bills when returned into Court are sent
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to the
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as soon as that Session opens
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or else the preceeding day to the Officer that
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attends that Court the Sessions of the peace
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& Oyer & Terminer continue Sitting during
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the Gaol Delivery the Jury return the
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Bills into Court as they find them 2 or 3
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