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P Adjornement die tune att 14. Decembr 1696.
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To Confirm Report
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approving a New
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Watchhouse in
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Playhouse Yard
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Whereas by Order made att the General Quarter Sessions of
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the Peace had or adjournment att
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Hicks hall
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in St
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John Street
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in and for this
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County on Monday the Twelthday of October last for the reasons therein
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contained itt was recomended and referred to Collonel pery Mr. Underhill and Mr.
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Withers
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Justices the Peace
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of this County or any two of them to View the new
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Erected watch house in Playhouse Yard in the Liberty of
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Whitecross street
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Parish &
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in this County and to report to this Court
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this Present Sessions which place in the said Liberty to most Convenient for the
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Watch to be Kept att for the safety of the Inhabitants there and by whose Order
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the said now Watchhouse hath been erected and the Watch removed from
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the Ancient place of Watching the said Liberty Now upon reading the report
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of the said Collonell Pery and Mr. Withers dated the Eleventh day of December Indent
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Setting Forth that pursuant to the said Recited Order they have Viewed the said New
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Erected Watch house and Sumoned all parties concerned to appear before them and fully
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Examined the said Matter and doe find that the said New Erected Watchhouse is
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the most Convenient place in the said Liberty for the Watch to be Kept att for the
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safety of the Inhabitants of the same Liberty and Whereas by the Present enstone
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in the said Liberty they have but Six men to Watch each Night there the said referred
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are of Opinion that there ought to be Eight able Watchmen Kept and placed att convenient
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Stands in the said Liberty two Whereof to Stand att
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Chiswell Street
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and there and that
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the respective Constables there should sett and place their Watched att Tenn of the
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Clock every Night and to continue untill Four in the Morneing This Court upon
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Consideration of the said matter doth racifie and Confirme the said report and the
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same is hereby ratified and Confirmed accordingly and doth further Order that the
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Constables of the said Liberty for the time being doe from henceforth place and sett
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eight able Watchmen att the most Convenient places and Stands in the Said
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Liberty from time to time according to the Judgement and direction of the Justices
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Inhabiting in or near the same Liberty or any two of them and that from
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Michmas day to Lady day the Watches be sett every Night att Tenn of the Clock
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and to continue till Six in the morning and from Lady day to Michmas day
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att Tenn att night and to continue upon their Watch untill Four in the Morning
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as the said Constables and every of them will Answer the Contrary att their perils
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