Middlesex Sessions:
General Orders of the Court
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19th May 1743 - 22nd February 1753

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the future It is thought fit and Ordered by this Court That
it be And It in hereby recomended and referred unto his Majesty< no role > 's
Justices of the peace for the Said County of Middx residing in Holborn
Division aforesaid or to any two or more of them by Warrant or Order
to be granted under their hands and Seals, as often as they Shall
think needfull, to Order and require the High Constable of the Said
Division to Sumon and take to his Assistance from time to time
the Several petty Constables and Headboroughs within the Said
Division (whom this Court doth require to aid & assist him herein)
or So many of them as he Shall think Sufficient for this purpose,
And that he the Said High Constable together with Such petty
Constables and Headboroughs whom he Shall So take to his Assistance
Do apprehend all and every players of Interludes, Plays or Droll
and other Persons who Shall Act, exhibite or Shew any Such
Interludes, Plays, or Drolls, or play at or encourage or procure
any unlawfull Game or Games to be played at in any Play house
Booth Shed or other Place in the Said Parish, And that the
Said High Constable and Petty Constables and Headboroughs as his
Assistants do carry all and every Person or Persons So offending
before one or more of his Majestys Justices of the peace for the Said
County, to the end they may be punished according to Law, And
for the more effectual Suppressing the Grievances aforesaid
It is hereby recomended unto his Majesty< no role > 's Justices of the peace
for this County residing in Holborn Division aforesaid or any
two or more of them to meet together at Such place or places
in or near the Said Parish and at Such time or times as they
Shall in this behalf appoint in order to proceed against Such
Offenders as Shall be brought before them by the Said High Constable
or other peace Officers according to Law, And the Said High
Constable and other peace Officers are required to be aiding and
assisting to the Said Justices of the peace and to observe their
Orders & Directions for the more effectual Suppressing and
preventing the Abuses aforesaid, And it is further recomended
to the Said Justices to preventandor Suppress as for as in them
lies all tipling & Selling of Liquors in any unlicenced House
Booth, Shed or place, in or near Tottenham Court aforesaid
And It is further Ordered by this Court that this Order be




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