By Adjornmt. on Thursday the 25th. day of April 1734

Order of Sessions made on
reading a Letter from the
Lords of the Privy Council to
the Duke of Newcastle Custos
Rotulorum of Middx
concerning the taking up
Stragling Seamen for his
Majesty's Service }

Whereas a Letter dated the third day of April instant from the Lords
of his Majestys most honble. Privy Council to his Grace Thomas Holles< no role >
Duke of Newcastle Custos Rotulorum of this County of Middx hath
been transmitted by his Grace unto his Majestys Justices of the peace
for this County assembled at this present Session, By which Letter
the Said Lords of the Privy Council doe express That by his Majestys
Command they doe thereby pray and require the Said Duke of
Newcastle to call upon the Justices of the peace within this County,
And Strictly enjoyn and require them to cause all Straggling
Seamen who are fit to Serve on Board his Majestys Ships to be
taken up and Sent by proper persons from place to place untill
they Shall be brought to the Clerks of the Cheque of his Majestys
Yards at Deptford , Woolwich , Chatham, Sheerness, Portsmouth , or
Plymouth, according as those places Shall be nearest to where
Such Stragling Seamen Shall be first taken up, that So they may
be put on board Such of his Majestys Ships or vessels as will be
appointed to receive them; And the persons who Shall be
entrusted with the conducting them are to be paid Such Sums of
money as in the Said Letter are Specifyed, This Court upon reading
the aforesaid Letter Doth Order That it be And It is hereby
recomended unto his Majestys Justices of the peace for this County
residing in the respective Divisions in the Said County to hold
Petty Sessions or meet together within their respective Divisions
as often as they Shall think proper and to Order, transact, and doe
what may best answer the intent of the aforesaid Letter,
For which purpose a copy of the Said letter is to be Sent to every
Division in this County.

The Appointmt. of Mr.
Tho: Cavenagh< no role > to be
Keeper of New Prison
at Clerkenwell }

Whereas the Office, place or employment of Keeper of the Prison
called New Prison at Clerkenwell in the County of Middx is now
vacant by the death of Joshua Walker< no role > Gentl late Keeper of the
Said Prison, And to the intent that the Said Office or place of Keeper
of the Said Prison may be duely & regularly Supplyed with a
Person fitly qualifyed to be Keeper thereof Now Know all men
by these presents That Wee whose hands and Seales are hereunto Sett
Justices of the peace for the County of Middx (being the Major part
of the Justices of the peace of the Said County) being fully Satisfyed