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<p n="482">as well as in other parts of this County to build booths for<lb></lb>
showing and acting such plays and Drolls and for carrying on<lb></lb>
and encourageing of divers finds of unlawfull play and<lb></lb>
gameing, And whereas all such players of Interludes are<lb></lb>
deemed and declared Rogues and Vagabonds, and the Acting<lb></lb>
of such plays and Drolls and the keeping of publique Garneing<lb></lb>
Tables or Garneing houses are contrary to the Laws and Statutes<lb></lb>
of this Realm, and do manifestley and directly tend to the<lb></lb>
encouragement of vice and Immorality and to the<lb></lb>
debauching and mining of Servants Apprentised and others<lb></lb>
as well as to the disturbance of the publique peace by occasioning<lb></lb>
quarrels riots and tumults and other Disorders, whereby it<lb></lb>
will he very difficult for the Justiced and other civil Magistrates<lb></lb>
and Officers of this County (if such practices are permitted) to<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ631">preserve the publique peace</rs>
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or to prevent of punish such<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ632">misdemeanours</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55600_occ632" type="occupation" value="misdemeanours"></interp>
as may be comitted by such numbers of evil<lb></lb>
disposed persons as doe usually meet at such places and on<lb></lb>
such Occasions, For the preventing of which mischeifs and<lb></lb>
disorders for the future It is thought fit and Ordered by this<lb></lb>
Court that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ633">high Constable</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo398">holborn Division</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55600_geo398" type="placeName" value="holborn Division"></interp>
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in this<lb></lb>
County doe forthwith issue forth his precepts to the petty<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ634">Constables</rs>
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of Tattenhoe als Tattenhall als <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo399">Tottenham Court</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and other the Constables and Headboroughs of the parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo400">St. Pancras</rs>
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requiring them to give publique notice of this<lb></lb>
Orderby affixing this Order on the most notorious places or by<lb></lb>
such other ways and means as they shall think most proper<lb></lb>
within their respective Divisions for the better notifications<lb></lb>
hereof, And to the end that noe persons may pretend<lb></lb>
ignorance And in case any of the said comon players of<lb></lb>
interludes or others shall not withstanding shew or act any<lb></lb>
such plays or Drolls or keep any Gameing houses of Gameing<lb></lb>
Tables the said high and petty Constables and all other<lb></lb>
Officers are hereby required to apprehend and carry them<lb></lb>
before one or more of his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ635">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this<lb></lb>
County dwelling nearest to the placed where any such Booths<lb></lb>
or Gameing houses of Gameing Tables shall he erected or<lb></lb>
erecting to the end they may be punished according to the<lb></lb>
Laws in such case made and provided, And it is further Ordered</p>
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