Middlesex Sessions:
General Orders of the Court
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10th June 1713 - 17th October 1721

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for the redressing such a growing Evill, And upon the complaint of
severall Inhabitants of this County That Severall persons ride on
Carts, Drays, Carrs or Waggons not having any person or persons
on foot to guide or conduct the same In contempt of one Act of
Parliament made in the first year of the Reign of his now
Majesty King George Intituled An act for the better regulateing
Hackney Coaches, Carts Drays, Carrs & Waggons within the Cittys
of London and Westmr. and the Weekly Bills of Mortality and
for preventing mischeifes occasoned by the Drivers Riding upon such
Carts, Drays, Carrs and Waggons, Whereby every Offender being thereof
convicted before one or more of his Maties Justices of the peace for the
County wherein such Offence is comitted by the Oath of one or more
of his Maties Justices of the peacecredible Witness or Witnesses is
for every such offence to forfeit the Sum of ten shillings to be
levied and disposed of in such manner as is appointed by the sd.
Act, and in default of payment of such forfeiture to be comitted [..]
to the House of correction there to be kept at hard labour for the
space of three days: This Court for redress of the severall
greivances complained of as aforesaid Doth Order that the
respective High Constables of the several Divisions in the County
Doe forthwith issue out their precepts to all the Petty Constables
and Headboroughs within their respective Divisions, thereby requiring
them forthwith to give publick Notice of the sd. presentment within
their respective Districts, and to apprehend and carry before one
or more of his Maties Justices of the peace for this County All
Offenders that they shall find guilty of any the offences aforesaid
or other life Offences and an acco. of their Christian and Sir names
and places of abode To the end they may be punished for their
respective offences as the Law in such cases directs, And for the
better and more effectuall execucon of this Order It is further
Ordered by this Court that the respective High Constables of the
Severall Divisions in this County doe one Week at least before
the next and every succeeding Generall or Quarter Sessions of
the peace to be held for this County goe about their respective
Divisions, and late an accompt of such of the sd. offences (if any)
as shall be there Comitted, and present to his Maties Justices of
the peace for this County at the next Generall or Quarter of
Sessions of the peace to be held for the sd. County an accompt is
writeing of all the defects and defaults of the severall Petty
Constables and Headboroughs within there Divisions who shall
be found negligent or remiss in their duty touching the premisses

And It is further ordered by this Court that the Clerk of the
peace of this County, doe cause this Order to be Printed and a
sufficient Number of them to be delivered to the Cryer of this
Court; Who is hereby required forthwith to affix Copies thereof




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