To the Knight Honoble. Thomas Lord Parker
Baron of Maclesfeild Lord High
Chancellor of Great Britain.

Representacon to Ld.
Chancellor. concerning
putting Justices of peace of the Middx
in Comicon of Goal
Delivery of Newgate

That about January last Wee his Maties Justices of
Peace of the County of Middx in Quarter Sessions assembled
haveing reced Information that some application had
been made to the Right Honoble. the Earl Cowper then
Lord High Chancellor to prevent the Passing of a
Comicon of Goal Delivery of Newgate in which (we
had reason to beleive) It was intended that some of Us
should have been incerted did make our representacon
to his Lordship which we humbly gave leave to lay
before your Lordship.

That the Comicon of Goal Delivery of Newgate
in holden at the old Baily aswell for the County of
Middx as for the City of London And that since the
late great increase of Inlictants & buildings in the
Suburbs much exceeding the City there have been a
great Number of Malefactors tried for offences
comitted in the County of Middx then in the City
of London.

That the Clerk of the Peace of the said County or his
Deputy & the undersherriffe & his Officers doe always
attend at the Sessions of Goal Delivery And have Places
assigned them for that Purpose.

That the Justices of the Peace of the Sd. County are
obliged to attend the [..] Sessions with the severall
Examinacons & Consessions by them taken And have
constantly had the East Side of the Sd. Court referred
for them But of late that Place hath been lett out to
hire or otherwise disposed of by the Officers of the Court
And the Justices thereby & by other Methods of late
years used have been made Very Uneasy & are Very much
discouraged in the discharge of that Part of their duty
which they have been And shall be always ready &
willing to perform.

That the Judges who sitt at the old Baily frequently