His Grace the Duke of New castle Lord Lieutenant & Custos Rotuloram of this
County and Acquaint his Grace with the last above Resolution.

2d. December 1760

Thomas Lane< no role > Esqr Chairman of the Sessions reported that he had attended
his Grace the Duked New castle in Pursuance of the Order of the nineteenth of
November last And that his Grace said that in the Year 1715 on the Accession
of His Majesty King George the first to the Therone the Lord Lieutenant &
Custos Rotulorian of the County of Middlesex the Deputy Lieutenants and
Justices of the Peace for the said County with the Justices of the Peace for the said
County with the Justices of the Peace for the City and Liberty of West minister
joined in one Address to the Majesty that Addresses on the present Occasion
were very numerors that one Address would Answer the same and as three
Seperate Address and desired the Precedent with his Opinion & request
might be communicated to the Sessions

The precedent in the Year 1715 was then called for and read and after
some Debate the Committee came to the following Resolution

Resolved

That it is the Opinion of this Committee that on the Present Occasion It will
be convenient and proper for the Justices of the Peace for this County to join in one
and the same Address with the Lord Lieutenant & Custos Rotulerum the
Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Middlesex and Justices of the Peace for the
City and Liberty of Westminster And that this Resolution of theirs be reported to
the Sessions on Thursday next (being the county day) for the Approbation of
the court And that the Deputy Lieutenants of this County and the Justices of the
Peace for the City and Liberty of West minister have Notice of this resolution that
their Assent or Dissent there to may be known by the County Day

The Address as prepared was then layd before the Committee and being
read was approved of

Resolved

That the said Address be laid before the Sessions on Thursday next being the
County Day for the Approbation of the Court And one Copy of the said Address was
ordered to be made and transmitted forth with to the Deputy Lieutenants and
another to Bartholomew Hammond< no role > Esquire Chairman of the sessions for the
City & Liberty of Westmr . that the Sentiments of each Body might if possible
be Known by Thursday as to the said Address and the Wording there of