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December 1716

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Whereas it appears to this Court that great Inconveniences
have arisen & frequent reflections lie cast on the Concession
of the Peace of this County occasioned by Justices of the
Peace Bailing or discharging persons apprehended upon
Warrants granted or Committed to Newgate Newprison
or the House of Correction by one or more Justices of
this County living a distance without the Knowledge
or Privity of the Justice or Justices who recovered
the Informacon Granted Such Warrant or Committed
Such Persons. And Whereas also many Abuses have
arisen from Justices granting of Licenses to sell Ale or
Beer by Retail & putting in Execucon dues Penal Laws
& Statutes agst Person living remote from them & in such
Divisions & Parishes where the Characters & Substance of the
Persons could not possibly be known to the Justices so acting
whereby it is made difficult for the Justices to act in Such
Cases with a due regard to the Publick & to the Persons
concerned. For the preventing & acording these & ye like
Inconveniences for the Future at it thought fit & proper
to recommended to the Justices of this County the following
Rules & directions vizt

That before they Bail or discharge any Offender who is
or committed to any Goal within this County
or shall be apprehended by any Warrant from any Justice
or Justices inhabiting within the [..] Only of [..] ofthis County they do Send to such Justice or
Justices who granted Such Warrant or made such Commitmt.




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