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Pursuant to an order of Sessions bearing date the
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Twelfth day of October last past whereby it was
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referred to us where hends over here under Written
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to view the New enected Watch house at Playhouse
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yard end in
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& to report to this
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Court the next Sessions of the peace held for this Court
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which place in the Sd Libertie is most convenient for
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the Watch to be kept for the Security of the Inhabit
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there of and by when Order the sd Watch house hath
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been Erected & the Watch
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removed from the
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Antiant plase of Watching in the sd Libertie as
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the sd Order may Appeard Now we the sd Curtu
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haveing melt to geasther pursuant to the St Order
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haveing Summoned att parties Concerned to appeare
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before us haveing fully examined the matter
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that the new erected watchhouse that is built in she
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place Complained of with in this Order is the most
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Conveniant place with in the sd Libertie for the Watch
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to be kept which watch house was built by the
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Contribution of the Neighborhood & where as by the
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Customs. with in that Libertie they have but Six men
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to Watch each night we are of Opinion that Libertie
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may maintain eight Two whare of ought to sta
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at
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end & that they Sett there
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at Ten a Clock in the night & continue untell
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for
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in the morning all with we Submitt is the Judgement
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of the Court Iated this 11th day of Decemr 1696
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John Pery
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Wm Withers
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