By Adjournment on Tuesday the 18th.
day of August 1761 .

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The following Letter from the Lord's of his Majesty's most honble Privy
Council to His Grace the Duke of Newcastle Lord Lient. & Castor Retulorm.
of this County and transmitted to the Chairman of this Session being read Vizt.

After Our very hearty Commendations to Your Grace.

Whereas His Majestys Service doth at this time required
a Speedy supply of Seamen and Seafaring Men to Man such
of His Majestys Ships as are now ready to be Commissioned
We do therefore Pray and require Your Grace to call Upon the
Justices of the Peace within the County of Middlesex Whereof
Your Grace is Custes Rotulorum And strictly enjoin 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 Captains that shall be Appointed to Regulate
the business of impressing Men in and about the City of
London that so they may be put on board such of his
Majestys Ships or Vessels as shall be Appointed to receive
them And that there be paid to the Persons who shall be
intrusted with Conducting them by the said Regulating
Captains Twenty Shillings for each Seaman fit for his
Majestys Service and Six pence a Mile for every Mile
they respectively Travel not exceeding Twenty Miles.
And so not doubting of Your Graces Zealand Vigour in the
Performance of this Service We bid Your Grace very heartily
farewell. From the Council Chamber at St. James's the 22d. Day
of July 1761.

Your Graces very Loving Friends.
Melcombe.
Falmouth.
Cholmondeley.
Berkeley.
R: Nugent.

To His Grace the Duke
of Newcastle Custos-
Rotulorum of the County
of Middlesex .

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