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<p n="818"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">October 1777</note>
Offender has offered reasonable Satisfaction or done all in his power<lb></lb>
tour<obscured></obscured>
the same and in such Case if the prosecutor has refused to accept such<lb></lb>
reasonable Satisfaction the Justices then sitting in Court shall lessen such<lb></lb>
fine within the abilities of the defendant or so much as they shall think<lb></lb>
proper and the same was carried Nemene Contradiccate in the negative</p>
<p n="819">Whereas divers unlawful assemblies have of late<lb></lb>
been frequently held in the fields and places within this County adjoining<lb></lb>
to the metropolis for the purpose of deciding pitched Battles and other<lb></lb>
unlawful Purposes whence terrible Riots Routs and Affrays have<lb></lb>
often happened to the disgrace of good Order in depance of Law and in<lb></lb>
breach of the peace</p>
<p n="820"> <del>And</del>
it is therefore Recommended and Ordered<lb></lb>
that his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ331">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County upon information<lb></lb>
of any such unlawful meeting or assembly or any attempt thereof within<lb></lb>
their respective divisions do Immediately order and direct the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ332">High<lb></lb>
Constable</rs>
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of the said Division to take the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ333">petty Constables</rs>
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and other<lb></lb>
a peace Officers within the said Division to any place where such unlawful<lb></lb>
Meeting or assembly shall be held or shall be intended to be held there to use<lb></lb>
her and their Utmost Endeavours to prevent and Suppress such unlawful<lb></lb>
Meeting and Assembly and to apprehead the Offenders so that they may be<lb></lb>
bound Over to their good Behaviour or otherwise dealt with according<lb></lb>
to Law.</p>
<p n="821">And it is also Recommended to every<lb></lb>
Justice to countinance and Encourage by his presence the peace Officers<lb></lb>
in the Execution of their duty upon such Occasions And the several<lb></lb>
High and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ334">Petty Constables</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ335">Headboroughs</rs>
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within this County are hereby<lb></lb>
Society Charged and Required to pay due Obedience to this Order and<lb></lb>
deligently to attend to the prevention and Suppression of such unlawful<lb></lb>
Meetings and assemblies as well in General as when they shall be<lb></lb>
called out upon Such Occastions by any Justice or Justices within their<lb></lb>
Division as they will answer the Neglect thereof at their Peril</p>
<p n="822">And it is further Resolved that this<lb></lb>
Order be printed and that the respective <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ336">High Constables</rs>
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within the<lb></lb>
several divisions of this County do take Care to have the same posted up in<lb></lb>
such manner within their respective divisions as may best and to<lb></lb>
prevent the evil hereby intended to be remerked<lb></lb>
Whereas</p>
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