By adjournment Thursday 12th. January 1775 .

January 1775

Mr. Colepeper to whom the treating for a provisional purchase
of the Ground and building belonging to Mr. Heaton Wilkes< no role > situate near
Saint John's Square and the making the necessary agreements in
respect to the same was referred on the County day of the last Session
having reported that there had been a misunderstanding concerning
the price of the same Mr. Wilkes now insisting on £3300 for the same
premises which Mr. Colepeper before apprehended Mr. Wilkes had
offered for £2500 It was moved and Seconded that the Court do
dismiss the Consideration of any further Treaty with Mr. Wilkes
concerning the premises and that Mr. Wilkes have notice thereof
and the same is agreed to and ordered by the Court accordingly

By adjournment same day

Mr. Robinson of Clerkenwell Green having delivered in a plan
of a piece of Ground situate near the said Green-called a Plan of the
Nags head Tavern and houses adjacent which he imagines may be
Easily procured and readily appropriated to the Use of the Justices
for the Erection of a New Session House for this County but not
being present to Explain the said Plan or inform the Court of the
necessary particulars respecting the same A Motion was made and
Seconded that

Sir John Hawkins< no role > Knight
John Phillips< no role > Esq
William Franks< no role > Esq
John Walford< no role > Esq
John Wright< no role > Esq
John Barnfather< no role > Esq
and John Spencer< no role > Colepeper Esq

or any three of them be a Committee and they are hereby desired and
Empowered to Enquire after a proper piece of Ground whereon to Erect a
Session House for this County and that the said Committee do
particularly Views and Examine the Ground described in the plan
given in by Mr. Robinson as aforesaid and that the said Committee