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<p n="159">all Persons who Should refuse to take the Oaths therein directed to be<lb></lb>
made, and Should refuse to make and Subscribe the Said Declaration<lb></lb>
in the Said Act of the thirtieth Year of the Reign of the Said late King<lb></lb>
Charles the Second, Should Suffer all Pains, Penalties, Forfeitures<lb></lb>
and Disabilities as a Popish Recusant Convict, and be taken and<lb></lb>
deemed a Popish Recusant Convict to all Intents and Purposes<lb></lb>
whatsoever; And by an Act made in the 35th. Year of the Reign<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n159-1">Queen Elizabeth</rs>
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every Popish Recusant Convict is to repair to<lb></lb>
the Place of his usual Dwelling or Abode, and not at any time to<lb></lb>
remove above five Miles from thence unless thereunto Licensed<lb></lb>
according to the Direction of that Act, or of a Subsequent Act<lb></lb>
made in the third Year of the Reign of the late King James the first:<lb></lb>
We do therefore in <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n159-2">his Majesty</rs>
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's Name and by his express Commands<lb></lb>
hereby pray and require your Grace forthwith to Signify <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n159-3">his Majesty</rs>
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's<lb></lb>
Pleasure to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ201">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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of your County that they do with<lb></lb>
the utmost Diligence put the Laws in Execution against Papists<lb></lb>
reputed Papists and Non Jurors being dangerous to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n159-4">his Majesty</rs>
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's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ202">Government</rs>
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, and that they tender to them the Said Oaths and<lb></lb>
Declaration, and take from them their Horses and Arms, and use<lb></lb>
their Endeavours to confine them to their usual Habitations, and<lb></lb>
that the Said Justices do likewise use their utmost Endeavours to<lb></lb>
prevent and Suppress all Riots, Tumults and unlawful Assemblies<lb></lb>
and put in due and Strict Execution all Laws made for preventing<lb></lb>
or for the more Speedy and effectual Suppressing and punishing the<lb></lb>
Same in Such Manner as by Law is directed; And your Grace is<lb></lb>
to require the Said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ203">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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to return to you an exact<lb></lb>
Account of their proceedings herein which you are directed to<lb></lb>
transmit to this Board. And So we bid your Grace very<lb></lb>
heartily farewell. From the Council Chamber at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo296">Whitehall</rs>
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the twenty fourth day of February 1743.</p>
<p n="160">To his Grace<lb></lb>
The Duke of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo297">Newcastle</rs>
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Custos Rotulorum of the County<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo298">Middlesex</rs>
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and City and Liberty<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo299">Westminster</rs>
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.</p>
<p n="161">Your Grace's very loving Friends<lb></lb>
Hardwicke C.<lb></lb>
Cholmondeley C.P.S.<lb></lb>
Dorset<lb></lb>
Richmond<lb></lb>
Montagu<lb></lb>
Pembroke.</p>
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