25 Oct r 1807

L d Eldon's Bill

'.8.

Senior Judge

Because, upon and in consequence of the temporary absence of the regular President, the Election ordained in '.2 had taken place, and after the intrigues of the conclave had run their length, the absolute majority of the votes had been found conclusion to have ranged themselves in favour of a Judge other than the Senior Judge, say the Judge second in Seniority. This Judge second in Seniority, though he could not be admitted to preside in the division, there being no provision to the effect in '.2. or elsewhere, was however in terms of that same section admitted to sit at the head of it, whereupon in some way or other the business went on or did not go on according as it happened to the learned company to agree or disagree: and so it being at being the Judge next in Seniority that instead of presiding in /in lieu of a President/ the division sat /was sitting/ at the head of it, there was /the left[?]/ the senior Judge to who though Senior Judge in the Division neither presided in it nor sat at the head of it - there was he free and ready to obey the summons from the other Division, and pay the appointed visit to it.