to draw up a Representation against the said Sr. Harry Dutton Colt to the
said Lords Comissioners for the misdemeanour aforesaid, And to lay a
Draught thereof before this Court on Friday the fifteenth day of January
instant.

P adjorn Mercury 13o. die January 1724 .

Order for drawing up a
Representation agt. Charles
Whinyates< no role > Esqr }

Information haveing been given unto this Court, and it also appearing,
upon examination of several persons upon their Oaths in the presence of
Charles Whinyates< no role > Esqr . one of the Justices of the peace of this County that
he the said Charles Whinyates< no role > hath divers times been guilty of several
illegal practices in dischargeing several persons secured by Constables
in the Night time in watch houses for breaches of the peace and other
disorders by them comitted without further examination, And for
threatning to comit the Constables to Newgate , and that he hath
comitted other misdemeanours in relation to his said Office of a Justice
of the peace, And the said Charles Whinyates< no role > being now present and
not makeing any tolerable Answer for himself touching the premise
This Court is of opinion And doth accordingly Order that a Representation
be drawn up against the said Charles Whinyates unto the right honble
the Lords Comrs. for custody of the Great Seal of Great Britain for the
illegal practices and Misdemeanors aforesaid, And doth further [..]
that it be and it is hereby recomended and referred unto Sr. Daniel Dolin< no role >
Knt . Sr. John Gonson< no role > Knt. William Wickham< no role > Leonard Streate< no role > Nathaniel
Blackerby< no role > John Ellis< no role > D'Oyly Michel< no role > Edward Ridley< no role > William Cotesworth< no role >
John Fuller< no role > John Mercer< no role > Gwin Vaughan< no role > John Beaver< no role > and Richard
Gifford< no role > Esqrs. Justices of the peace for this County or any three of them
as a Comittee to draw up the Representation aforesaid And to lay a
Draught thereof before this Court on friday the fifteenth day of
January instant.

P adjorn Jovis 14o. die January 1724.

Order for vacating all Orders
made for electing of Officers of
profit in disposal of the Justices
by way of ballotting}

Tho: Abney< no role > Esqr
Sr. John Gonson< no role > Knt .
Sr. Daniel Dolins< no role > Knt .

Giles Erle< no role >
Wm Wickham< no role >
John Ellis< no role >
John Mercer< no role >
& al} Esqrs .

this vacated
17. Feb 1736
4 Dec. 1755

Whereas by Order made at the General Quarter Sessions of the peace
holden for this County by adjornment on Thursday the fifth day of April
in the eighth year of the reign of his present Maty King George It was
Ordered that the method of electing the Housekeepeer of Hicks Hall and
Cryer of the General and Quarter Sessions of the peace for this County,
and also of the Keeper of New prison and Keeper of the house of Correction
at Clerkenwell in this County or any other Officers (who have Offices of
profit) under the nomination and appointment of the Justices of the
peace for this County should thereafter be by way of ballotting and not
otherwise, Now Forasmuch as this Court is of opinion that the method of
electing such Officers as aforesaid by way of ballotting is not so legal a
method as that of electing the same viva vece, It is Ordered by this Court
that the aforesaid Order and all other Orders heretofore made for electing such
Officers as aforesaid or any of them by way of ballotting be vacated and
discharged, and the same are hereby vacated and discharged accordingly