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January 1767

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City Borough and
Town of Wesminster
in the County of
Middx and Saint
Martin Le Grand London}


At the General Quarter Session of the Peace of our Lord the King
holden for the Liberty of the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate
Church of Saint Peter Westminster the City Borough and Town of
Westminster in the County of Middlesex and Saint Martin Le Grand
London (by Adjournment) on Friday the Ninth day of January in
the Seventh year of the Regin of our Sovereign Lord< no role > George the Third
King of Great Britain Etc.

There being severalPublik standinguseful Ordersof Sessions of General use withingeneral [..]
this City and Liberty writtenenter'd in the Three Books of PublicStandingOrdersof
of Court of Quarter Sess. for this C. & [..] markd A B &C.marked with the three first Letters of the Alphabet interspersed withWhich havg beenmade of different times all
other Orders of temporary use only and become obsolete and of no further
Use
whichstanding Ordersif digestedselectedand put into one collectionor
digest might be render'd more conspicuous and
wod beonrendred more usefull to His Majestys
Justices of the Peace of this City and Liberty than at present they are (havg been made at different times interspersed with othe temporary orders of no further concern) It is therefore Ordered that it be
and it is hereby recommended and referred to Sir John Fielding< no role > Knight
Sir Henry Cheere< no role > Baronets Sir Jon Ayloff< no role > Houlding Jno. Pownall & Wm. Kelynge< no role > Esqrs.or any two of them and such other of his Majestys Justices of the
Peace for this City and Liberty at it shall please to meet
as a Committee toinspect orrevise the sd.
Books ofPublickOrdersof the Sessions for this City and Libertyandto
Extract such of them as they or any of them shall Judgeto be usefullnecessary to be selectedas
Standing Orders and be put into one
as a Collection or Digest for the ready use
of all His Majestys sd Justicesthe Court and to make a Collection for that Purpose with all convenient
Speed
And In order theretoAnd it is further Ordered thatMr. James Jefferson< no role > the Deputy Clerk of the Peace of this City & Libty isdesired
to lay the Said Books before the said ComitteeJustices for the purpose of making
such Inspection revisal and Collection.




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