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