Middx

At the General Quarter Session of the peace of our Sovereign Lord
the King holden for the County of Middx at Hicks hall in St. John
Street in the County aforesaid by adjornment on Thursday the
fourteenth day January in the fifteenth year of the reign of
our sovereign Lord George the Second King of Great Britain Etc

Whereas the Sessions house called Hicks hall in St. John Street in
this County was heretofore insured in the westminster Insurance
Office by Mr. Thomas Bromley< no role > formerly Housekeeper of the same
(since deced) against loss which might happen by Fire, to whom a
Policy of Insurance bearing date on or about the twenty third day of
January in the year of our Lord 1734 was in such behalf granted
for the term of seven years, And the said term being near expiring
It is thought fit and Ordered by this Court that application be made
for insureing the Said Sessions house called Hicks hall against loss
which may happen by Fire for the further term of seven years
(of which Sessions house Mr. Thomas Northcote< no role > is now the present
Housekeeper) And that a Policy of Insurance be taken for that
purpose, And that the charge of Such Insurance and Policy be
defrayed and paid by Mr. John Higgs< no role > Treasurer of this County, and
be allowed to him Upon his account,

By the Court
Walter