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“paid Mr. John Pearce Maior & Mr. 
John Masters for theire Expenses to 
London for to procure ye Assizes and 
to obteyne the Passage of o . r Acte 
for o . r Navigacon to Bristoll 15 —06 —00.” 
Many attempts had previously been unavailingly made to obtain 
the holding of the Assizes here, but this visit to London was 
successful and the County Assizes were held in Bath in 1660, 
and for some years later. 
In 1660 occurs, 
“Tmprimis pd Mr. John Pearce for 
sugar loafes presented to ye Judges 
att the Assizes Ap 1660 and sugar 
presented to ye Bishopp per bill or — 08 — oo” 
On the 29th of June 1660, Pearce and Masters were again 
chosen to “goo to London to Sr Robert Hyde Mr Prynne and 
Collonell Popham in obtayning the Summer Assizes to be held 
in Bathe.” 
When in London the deputation evidently dealt with the 
vexed question of the river, as 
“ Alderman Hen Chapman for postage 
of a packett concerninge ye Navigacon 
of ye River (was then paid) 00 — orl — 07.” 
On June 20th 1663, John Pearce and Walter Gibbes were 
elected to go to London regarding the Assizes, the Chamberlain 
then notes ':— 
“Ttm to Mr Pearce for 3 Journies to 
London to procure the Assizes and 
other charges in entertayning the 
Judges I9 — 10 — 04” 
In 1665 ‘Mr Walter Gibbes ye Mayor and 
Mr Pearce for their journeys to 
London (were paid) 10 — 00 —00” 
