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great Numbers of his Maties Subjects have been
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encouraged to assemble & meet together, and to
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committ riots & other misdemeanors in breach of
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his Maties peace, and to the disturbance of the
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Neighbourhood of that place, And that some of the said
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players of Interludes & other evil disposed persons are
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now seeking out & contracting for ground in or near the
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place aforesaid as well as in other parts of this County
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to build booths for shewing & acting such plays and
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Drolls & other shows, and for carrying on &
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encourageing of divers kinds of unlawfull play &
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gameing, And whereas all such players of Interludes
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are deemed & declared Rogues & Vagabonds, and the
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acting of such plays, drolls & other shows, and the
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keeping of Publick gameing tables or gameing houses
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are contrary to the Laws & Statutes of this Realm, and
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do manifestly & directly tend to the encouragement
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of vice & immorality, and to the debauching &
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ruining of Servants Apprentices & others as well as
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to the disturbance of the publick peace by occasioning
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quarrells, riots, tumults & other disorders, For the
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preventing of which mischeifts for the future It is
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thought fit and ordered by this Court that the high
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in this County do
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forthwith issue
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forth his precepts to the Petty
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of Tattenhoe als Tattenhall als
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Court and other the Constables & Headboroughs of the
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said
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parish of St. Pancras
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requireing them in case
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any of the said comon Players of Interludes or
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others shall act exhibite or shew any such plays
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Drolls or other shows or keep any gameing houses or
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gameing tables, to apprehend and carry all persons
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apprehended before one or more of his Majesties
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Justices of the peace
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for this County dwelling nearest
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to the places where any Such Booths or gameing
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houses or gameing tables shall be erected or erecting
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