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By Adjornmt. on Thursday the
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25th. day of April 1734
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Order of Sessions made on
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reading a Letter from the
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Lords of the Privy Council to
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the Duke of
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Rotulorum of Middx
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concerning the taking up
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Stragling Seamen for his
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Majesty's Service
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Whereas a Letter dated the third day of April instant from the Lords
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of his Majestys most honble. Privy Council to his Grace
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Thomas Holles
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Duke of Newcastle Custos Rotulorum of this County of
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hath
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been transmitted by his Grace unto his Majestys
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Justices of the peace
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for this County assembled at this present Session, By which Letter
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the Said Lords of the Privy Council doe express That by his Majestys
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Command they doe thereby pray and require the Said Duke of
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to call upon the
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within this County,
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And Strictly enjoyn and require them to cause all Straggling
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who are fit to Serve on Board his Majestys Ships to be
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taken up and Sent by proper persons from place to place untill
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they Shall be brought to the Clerks of the Cheque of his Majestys
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Yards at
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, Chatham, Sheerness,
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, or
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Plymouth, according as those places Shall be nearest to where
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Such Stragling Seamen Shall be first taken up, that So they may
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be put on board Such of his Majestys Ships or vessels as will be
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appointed to receive them; And the persons who Shall be
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entrusted with the conducting them are to be paid Such Sums of
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money as in the Said Letter are Specifyed, This Court upon reading
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the aforesaid Letter Doth Order That it be And It is hereby
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recomended unto his Majestys
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for this County
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residing in the respective Divisions in the Said County to hold
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Petty Sessions or meet together within their respective Divisions
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as often as they Shall think proper and to Order, transact, and doe
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what may best answer the intent of the aforesaid Letter,
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For which purpose a copy of the Said letter is to be Sent to every
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Division in this County.
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The Appointmt. of Mr.
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to be
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Whereas the Office, place or employment of Keeper of the Prison
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in the County of Middx is now
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vacant by the death of
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Joshua Walker
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Said Prison, And to the intent that the Said Office or place of
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of the Said Prison may be duely & regularly Supplyed with a
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Person fitly qualifyed to be Keeper thereof Now Know all men
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by these presents That Wee whose hands and Seales are hereunto Sett
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