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<p n="1304"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">October 1778</note>
Vagabonds do daily infest that part of the Hundred of Ossulston<lb></lb>
within this County called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1159">the Tower</rs>
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Division and in Open defience<lb></lb>
of Law have published and dispersed Advertisements and hand ws<obscured></obscured>
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notifying their Intention to exhibit at the late Angel and Gown<lb></lb>
Tavern in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1160">Whitechapel</rs>
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on Monday and also on Friday next certain<lb></lb>
Plays or Interludes and other Dramatic Representations therein<lb></lb>
Particularly mentioned, The Representation whereof will be greatly<lb></lb>
detrimental and tend to the Corruption of Youth and of good mann<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
This Court upon consideration of the premises doth for the<lb></lb>
preventing such Mischiefs for the future order that the High Constable<lb></lb>
of the said Division do Summon and take to this assistance the Several<lb></lb>
Petty Constables and Headboroughs within the said Division (whom<lb></lb>
this Court doth require to aid and assist him therein) or so many as he<lb></lb>
shall think sufficient for this purpose and that he the said High<lb></lb>
Constable together with Such Petty Constables and Headboroughs<lb></lb>
whom he shall so take to his assistance do apprehend all and every<lb></lb>
Players of Interludes and Actors of Plays or Drolls and other persons<lb></lb>
who shall act Exhibit or Shew any such Interludes Plays or Drolls<lb></lb>
in the Division aforesaid and that the said Petty Constables and<lb></lb>
Headboroughs as Assistants to the said High Constable do carry all<lb></lb>
and every person or persons so offending before one or more of his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ578">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said County to the end that they may be<lb></lb>
punished according to Law and for the more effectually suppressing<lb></lb>
the Grievances aforesaid It is hereby Recommended unto his<lb></lb>
Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ579">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County residing in the Division<lb></lb>
aforesaid or any two or more of them to meet together at Such place or<lb></lb>
places in the Division aforesaid and at such time or times as they<lb></lb>
shall in this behalf appoint in order to proceed against such offender<lb></lb>
as shall be brought before them by the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ580">High Constable</rs>
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or other<lb></lb>
Peace Officers according to Law And the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ581">High Constable</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
other peace Officers are required to be aiding and assisting the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ582">Justices of the peace</rs>
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and to observe their Orders and directions for<lb></lb>
the more effectually Suppressing and preventing the abuses<lb></lb>
aforesaid</p>
<p n="1305">By adjournment Monday 19th. October</p>
<p n="1306">It is Ordered that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55607_n1306-1">William Snell</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ583">Gentleman</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ584">High Constable</rs>
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of the Liberty of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55607_geo1161">westminster</rs>
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in the said County do attend the Court hereon<lb></lb>
Thursday the Twenty Second day of October Instant to Shew Cause why<lb></lb>
he hath not levied and paid to the Treasurer the County Rate or<lb></lb>
Assessment upon the Several Parishes and places within his District<lb></lb>
and that the said High Constable do then Account for the same Rat<obscured></obscured>
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before his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55607_occ585">Justices of the peace</rs>
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on the said Thursday as he will<lb></lb>
answer for his further neglect at his Paul</p>
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