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P Adiorn Sabli
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xxv o. die Febry 1715
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This Court being informed that several Petty Sessions are held for Brentford
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Division and other Divisions in this County when the General or Quarter Sessions
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of the Peace are held for the said County And also at such places where Petty
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Sessions have not been usually held And that several Petty Sessions have been
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held within one Division at different places and at one and the same time
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And that by means of holding Petty Sessions as aforesaid Churchwardens
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Overseers of the Poor Constables and other Parish Officers are lyable to be
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Summoned to give their Attendance at such Petty Sessions during the continuance
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of the General or Quater Sessions of the Peace for this County whereby they may
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be delayed and retarded from Prosecuting and transacting such Prosecutions
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matters and things as they have occasion and are by the duty of their respective
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Offices obliged to Prosecute and Transact at such General or Quarter Sessions
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And that Churchwardens Overseers of the Poor Constables and other Parish
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Officers may by means of holding several Petty Sessions within one Division
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at different places and at one time as aforesaid be required to Appear at several
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places at one and the same time which would occassion them very great Trouble
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and expence This Court upon Consideration had of the Premises doth declare
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that it is their Opinion that the holding any Petty Sessions for any Division
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in this County during such time as the General or Quarter Sessions of the
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Peace are holden for the said County is illegal and contrary to Law, and that
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the Petty Sessions for every respective Division in this County ought to be held
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at the known and usual place where Petty Sessions have been usually held
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for such Division And that the requiring the said Officers Attendance at
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several places at one and the same time would be a great grievance And
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this Court doth therefore recommend it to all the Justices of the Peace of this
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County as the Opinion of this Court that they do not for the time to come
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during any General or Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden for this
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County hold any Petty Sessions for any Division within the said County
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And that they do within their respective Division in this County hold their
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Petty Sessions at the known and usual place within each Division where
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the Petty Sessions have been accustomed to be held and that they do not hold
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several Petty Sessions at different places at one time for any Division in this
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County to the end Parish Officers within any such Division may not be
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required to give their Attendance at several places at one & the same time
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