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street, Westminster, in the said county, on the 18th of October, in the forty-third year of the reign of our sovereign lord George the third, by the grace of God, of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland king, defender of the faith, before William Mainwaring, &c. esquires, and others their fellows, justices of our said lord the king, assigned to keep the peace in the county aforesaid, and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trespasses, and other misdemeanours committed in the same county, that session of peace is adjourned by the aforesaid justices of our said lord the king above named, and others their fellows aforesaid here, until the 24th day of the same month of October, at the hour of ten in the forenoon of the same day, to be holden at the session-house on Clerkenwell-green, in and for the said county, and that at the same session of the peace being holden by adjournment aforesaid, in and for the said county, on the said 24th day of October, in the year aforesaid, before the said justices of our said lord the king above named, and others their fellows aforesaid, by the oath of J. B. &c. good and lawful men of the county of Middlesex, now here sworn and charged to enquire for our sovereign lord the king for the body of the said county, it is presented in manner and form following, that is to say,-Middlesex. The jurors for our lord the king upon their oath, present that J. N. &c. [here copy indictment for assault] wherefore the sheriff of the said county of Middlesex is commanded that he do not omit, by reason of any liberty in his bailiwick, but that he cause them the said J. N. and W. C. to come before the justices of our said lord the king, assigned in form aforesaid, at the next general session of the peace to be holden for the said county to answer to our said lord the king touching and concerning the premises in the said indictment above specified. At which said next general session of the peace, to wit, the general session of the peace of our lord the king holden in and for the county of Middlesex, at the session-house for the said county on the 29th of November, in the forty-fourth year aforesaid, before William Mainwaring, &c. esquires, and others their fellows, justices of our said lord the king, assigned to keep the peace in the county aforesaid, and also to hear and determine divers felonies, trespasses, and other misdemeanours committed in the same county, come the said J. N. and W. C. in their own proper persons, and having heard the said indictment read severally, say, that they are not guilty thereof, and of this they and each of them put themselves upon the country, &c. and Henry Collingwood Selby, esquire, clerk of the peace of the county aforesaid, who prosecuteth for our said lord the king, in this behalf doth the like, &c. therefore, by the consent of the said J. N. and W. C. let the jury thereupon immediately come before the justices of our said lord the king above

named, and others their fellows aforesaid here, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who have no affinity to the said J. N. and W. C. or either of them, to recognize the matter upon their oaths whether they the said [* 384] J. N. or W. C. or either of them are guilty of the premises in the indictment aforesaid above specified or not, because as well the said Henry Collingwood Selby, esquire, who prosecuteth for our said lord the king in this behalf, as the said J. N. and W. C. have put themselves upon that jury and the jurors of the jury aforesaid, impanelled and returned to this purpose by James Shaw, esquire, and Sir Wm. Leighton, knight, sheriffs of the county aforesaid, namely, Thomas Herbert, &c. being called, come, who being chosen, tried, and sworn to speak the truth of and upon the premises in the indictment aforesaid above specified, do say upon their oath, that the said J. N. is guilty of the trespass and assault in the said indictment specified in manner and form as by the said indictment is above supposed against him, upon which all and singular the premises being seen and fully understood by the court here, it is considered by the court here, that the said J. N. do pay to our said lord the king twelve-pence for his fine set upon him by the court here by reason of the trespass and assault whereof he is convicted, and that he be taken, &c. and the said J. N. being present here in court doth pay twelve-pence to the said sheriff to the use of our said lord the king and is discharged, &c. And the said jurors of the jury, upon their oath, do further say, that the said W. C. is not guilty of the trespass and assault in the indictment aforesaid, in manner and form as the said W. C. by his plea hath above alledged, upon which it is considered by the court here, that the said W. C. of the premises in the indictment aforesaid above specified be discharged, and go without day, &c.

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Record of acquittal for felony where the bill was found Record of at a quarter session holden on Clerkenwell-green, in the where incounty of Middlesex, and the parties being under recogni- dictment for zance were tried at the Old Bailey. felony found Middlesex. Be it remembered, that at the general quarter at quarter session of the peace of our sovereign lord the king holden Clerkenwell, for the county of Middlesex, at the new session-house, on Middlesex, Clerkenwell-green, in the same county, on Monday the and acquittal day of year of the reign of at Old Bai. ley. (1) our sovereign lord George the third, now king of Great Britain, &c. before T. L., J. M., E. B. esquires, and others their fellows, justices of our said lord the king, to keep the peace of our said lord the king in and for the county aforesaid, and also to hear and determine divers* [* 385]

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(1) Cro. C. C. 8 Ed. 27.

felonies, trespasses, and other misdemeanours committed in the same county, upon oath of J. F. gentleman, &c. (all the names of the grand jury), good and lawful men of the county aforesaid, then and there sworn and charged to enquire for our said lord the king, for the body of the said county, it is presented in manner and form as followeth, that Direction to is to say, Middlesex, and the jurors, &c. [recite the whole indictment,] whereupon the sheriff of the county aforesaid is commanded that he do not omit by reason of any liberty in his bailiwick, but that he take the said W. W. and E. L. to answer to the premises; which said indictment the said justices of the peace afterwards, to wit, at the delivery of the gaol of our said lord the king of Newgate, holden for the county aforesaid at justice hall in the Old Bailey, in the suburbs of the city of London, on Wednesday the

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in the said year of the reign of our said lord the king, before W. P. esquire, mayor of the city of London, sir J. S. chief baron of the exchequer of our said lord the king, H. G. esquire, one of the justices of our said lord the king of the common pleas, J. S. esquire, and others their fellows, justices of our said lord the king, assigned to deliver his gaol of Newgate of the prisoners therein being, by their proper hands do deliver here in court of record, in form of law to be determined: and thereupon at the same delivery Defendants of the gaol of our said lord the king of Newgate aforesaid, holden for the county aforesaid, at justice hall aforesaid, on the said Wednesday the day of in the year aforesaid, before the justices of our said lord the king last above named, and others their fellows aforesaid, come the said W. W. and E. L. pursuant to recognizances by them and their pledges in this behalf first entered into, being brought to the bar here in their proper persons, who are committed to T. W. esquire, and R. A. esquire, sheriff of the said county of Middlesex, and they the said W. W. and E. L. forthwith concerning the premises in the said indictment above specified and charged on them as above, being severally asked in what manner they would be acquitted Plea, not thereof do severally say, that they are not guilty thereof, and guilty. hereupon for good and ill they severally put themselves upon Award of ve- the country, therefore let a jury thereupon immediately come before the said justices of our said lord the king last above named, and others their fellows aforesaid here, by whom the truth of the matter will be better known, and who have no affinity to the said W. W. and E. L. or either of them, to recognize upon their oath whether the said W. W. and E.L. be guilty of the premises in the indictment aforesaid above [* 386] specified or not, and the jurors of the said jury by the said* sheriff for this purpose impanelled and returned, to wit, [here name all the petit jury], being called, come, who being chosen, tried, and sworn to speak the truth of and upon the premises

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aforesaid in the indictment aforesaid above specified, do say Verdict, not guilty. upon their oath, that the said W. W. and E. L. are not, nor is either of them guilty of the premises aforesaid in the indictment aforesaid above specified, in manner and form as the said W. W. and E. L. for themselves above by their plea have severally alledged, nor did they withdraw themselves, nor did either of them withdraw himself on that oc-Judgment, casion, upon which it is considered by the court here, that the said W. W. and E. L. and each of them, of the premises aforesaid in the indictment aforesaid above specified, be discharged, and go without day.

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year of the reign of our sovereign lord George oyer and ter. the third, now king of Great Britain, &c. before W. M. esq. Clerkenwell, Sir J. H. knt. and G. S. esq. and others their fellows, justices Middlesex, of our said lord the king, assigned by letters patent of our on indict. said lord the king, under his great seal of Great Britain to ment for keeping a the same justices above named and others, and any four or disorderly more of them directed to enquire more fully the truth by the house. (m) oath of good and lawful men of the said county of Middlesex, and by other ways, means, and methods, by which they should or might better know, as well within liberties as without, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known of all treasons, misprisions of treasons, insurrections, rebellions, counterfeitings, clippings, washings, false coinings, and other falsities of the money of Great Britain and other kingdoms or dominions whatsoever, and of all murders, felonies, manslaughters, killings, burglaries, rapes of women, unlawful meetings, conventicles, unlawful uttering of words, assemblies, misprisions, confederacies, false allegations, trespasses, riots, routs, retentions, escapes, contempts, falsities, negligences, concealments, maintenances, oppression, champarties, deceits, and all other evil doings, offences, and injuries whatsoever, and also of the accessaries of them within the county aforesaid, as well within liberties as without, by whomsoever, and in what manner soever done, committed, or perpetrated; and by whom, or to whom, when, how and after what manner, and of all other articles and circumstances concerning the premises, and every of them, or any of them, in any manner whatsoever, and the* [387] said treasons and other the premises to hear and determine according to the laws and customs of England, by the oath of (here insert the names of all the grand jury,) good and lawful men of the said county of Middlesex, then and there sworn and charged to enquire for our said lord the king,

(m) Cro. C. C. 8th Ed. 29. Ante 1 vol. 720.

for the body of the said county, it is presented in manner and form as followeth, to wit, Middlesex. The jurors, &c. (here insert the indictment verbatim.) Whereupon the sheriff of the said county of Middlesex is commanded that he cause the said A. B. to come to answer, &c. And afterwards, to wit, at the same session of oyer and terminer of our said lord the king, holden at the new session-house on Clerkenwell-green aforesaid, in and for the said county of Middlesex by adjournment, on Wednesday, the day of the same month of, in the year aforesaid, before the justices of our said lord the king above named, and others their fellows aforesaid, cometh the said A. B. in his own proper person; and having heard the said indictment read, the said A. B. saith that he is not guilty thereof, and concerning thereof he putteth himself upon the country; and Selby, esq. clerk of the peace for the county aforesaid, who prosecutes for our said lord the king in this behalf doth the like; therefore let a jury thereupon come before the justices of our said lord the king at the next session of oyer and terminer of our said lord the king to be holden at the new sessions-house on Clerkenwell-green aforesaid, in and for the said county of Middlesex, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known, and who have no affinity to the said A. B. to recognize upon their oath if the said A. B. be guilty of the premises aforesaid or not, because as well the said Selby, who prosecutes for our said lord the king in this behalf, as the said A. B. have put themselves on that jury, the same day is given as well to the said Selby, esq. who prosecutes for our said lord the king in this behalf, as to the said A. B. At which said next session of oyer and terminer, to wit, at the session of oyer and terminer of our said lord the king holden at the new sessions-house on Clerkenwell-green aforesaid, in and for the said county of Middlesex, on Monday, the day of in the said year of the reign of our said lord the king, before W. M. esquire, Sir J. H. knt. W. H. and J. S. esquires, and others their fellows, justices of our said lord the king, assigned by letters patent of our said lord the king, under his great seal of Great Britain to the same justices last above named and others, and any four or more of them directed to enquire more fully the truth by the oath of good and lawful men of the said county of Middlesex, and by other ways, means, and methods by [* 388] which they should or* might better know, as well within liberties as without, by whom the truth of the matter may be better known of all treasons, misprisions of treasons, insurrections, rebellions, counterfeitings, clippings, washings, false coinings, and other falsities of the money of Great Britain and other kingdoms or dominions whatsoever, and of all murders, felonies, manslaughters, killings, burglaries, rapes of women, unlawful meetings, conventicles, unlawful utter

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