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June 1690
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Order for a double
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Watch in the night &
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ward in the day time.
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Upon Complaint made to this Court that the Watches within the
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several Parishes Hamblets Precincts and Liberties within this
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County are Sett to late and that the Petty Constables and Head boros-
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of the said Parishes Hamblets Precincts and Liberties discharge their
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watches too Early in the Morning and keep noe Ward in the day
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time whereby great mischiefs have happened within this County
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For the better preservation of their Maties Peace within this County
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and for Preventing any danger that may therein happen for the
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future by not keeping sufficient Watches and Wards Itt is Ordered by
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this Court that the Petty Constables and Headboros. of every Parish
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Hamblett Precinct and Liberty within this County doe forthwith upon
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Notice of this our Order Sett and Place in their respective Parishes
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Hambletts Precincts and Libertys a Sufficient Watch and Double
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the Number of Watchmen before the makeing of this Order usually
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appointed and that the said Watch be from henceforth constantly
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sett kept and continued from nine of the Clock in the Evening untill
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the hour of Five in the morning and the said Wards be sett and kept
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from Five of the Clock in the Morning untill nine of the Clock in
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the Evening and that the said Watches be not dismissed untill they
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be releived by the said Watches and it is further Ordered by this
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Court That the
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High Constables
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of every Division in this county
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doe take speedy cares of the due Execution of this Order and upon
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sight hereof apply themselves unto the
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Justices of the Peace
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of this County in their respective Divisions to consider in what
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Places the said watches and Wards may be from times to time
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most conveniently kept and placed And this Court doth likewise
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hereby recommend itt to the care of their Maties
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Justices of the
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Peace
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att their Petty Sessions within their several Divisions in this
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County to see that this Order be duly Observed and Obeyed within their
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respective Divisions for the Welfare and safety of their Maties
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Subjects and doth require all High and Petty Constables and all
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other Persons Concerned in this Execution of this Order to
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due
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Obedience thereinto as they and every of them will answer the
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Contrary att their Perills And it is Further Ordered by this Court
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That the
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for this County doe forthwith cause
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this Order to be Printed and affixed upon the Great Gates of Hickshall
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and distributed to the severall High Constables within this County who
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