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