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<p n="848">After Our very hearty Commendations</p>
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Lords of the King's Privy<lb></lb>
Council to the Duke of<lb></lb>
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and City and<lb></lb>
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Whereas in Order to put a Stop to the Pernicious Practice of<lb></lb>
common and excesive Drinking of Brandy Geneva and other<lb></lb>
Spirituous Liquors an Act of Parliament was made in the<lb></lb>
Ninth Year of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n849-1">His Majesty</rs>
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's Reign Entituled, an Act for laying a<lb></lb>
Duty upon Retailing of Spirituous Liquors and for Licencing<lb></lb>
Retailers there of, where by all Persons are prohibited to Sell or<lb></lb>
Retail the Same in less Quantity than two Gallons without<lb></lb>
Licence, in Such manner as is therein directed, and upon the<lb></lb>
Penalties thereby inflicted; And whereas it hath been<lb></lb>
Represented to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n849-2">His Majesty</rs>
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that Divers Wicked and ill disigning<lb></lb>
Persons have Excited and Encouraged Riots and Tumults on<lb></lb>
Occasion of the Arresting and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
prosecuting Offenders<lb></lb>
against the Said Act, and have formed Conspiracies and<lb></lb>
Combinations among themselves for the Encouragement<lb></lb>
of Such Offenders by large Contributions to Such of them who<lb></lb>
have been prosecuted and Convicted, And likewise that Divers<lb></lb>
disorderly and malicious Persons have lately within the City<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo815">Westminster</rs>
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and the Liberties there of and in other parts<lb></lb>
of the Realm in a Tumultuous and Riotous manner assembled<lb></lb>
themselves at Various Times to rescue Offenders against the Said<lb></lb>
Law, and to insult and abuse those who have been concerned<lb></lb>
in bringing them to Justices, This Majesty hath therefore thought<lb></lb>
fit, with the Advice of His Privy Council to Issue His Royal<lb></lb>
Proclamation'' For putting in Execution the Said Act against<lb></lb>
'' Retailing of Spirituous Liquors and for protecting the Officers<lb></lb>
'' of Justice and all others in their Just and Landable Endeavours<lb></lb>
'' to assist the Magistrates there in, And for Suppressing all<lb></lb>
" Combinations and Confederacies to Encourage disobedience to the<lb></lb>
" Said Law and for punishing all Attempts by Riots or otherwise<lb></lb>
" to Insult and Abuse those who give Informations and make<lb></lb>
" discoveries of the Offenders against the Said Act, And for putting in<lb></lb>
" Execution the Act of Parliament made against <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Riots<lb></lb>
" in the first Year of the Reign of His late Majesty King George<lb></lb>
the First a Copy of which Proclamation is herewith<lb></lb>
transmitted to your Grace. And This Majesty having very much<lb></lb>
at Heart the carrying the Said Laws into Execution where in<lb></lb>
the Honour of His Government, the Preservation of the<lb></lb>
Peace, Health and Safety of His Subjects are so much concerned;<lb></lb>
We do therefore in <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n849-3">His Majesty</rs>
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's Name and by His Express<lb></lb>
Command pray and require Your Grace to recommend it<lb></lb>
in the Strongest manner to the Justices of the peace within<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo816">County of Middlesex</rs>
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and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo817">City and Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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