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<p n="181">Pursuant to an order of Sessions bearing date the<lb></lb>
Twelfth day of October last past whereby it was<lb></lb>
referred to us where hends over here under Written<lb></lb>
to view the New enected Watch house at Playhouse<lb></lb>
yard end in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50046_geo69">White cross street</rs>
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& to report to this<lb></lb>
Court the next Sessions of the peace held for this Court<lb></lb>
which place in the Sd Libertie is most convenient for<lb></lb>
the Watch to be kept for the Security of the Inhabit<lb></lb>
there of and by when Order the sd Watch house hath<lb></lb>
been Erected & the Watch<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
removed from the<lb></lb>
Antiant plase of Watching in the sd Libertie as<obscured></obscured>
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the sd Order may Appeard Now we the sd Curtu<obscured></obscured>
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haveing melt to geasther pursuant to the St Order<lb></lb>
haveing Summoned att parties Concerned to appeare<lb></lb>
before us haveing fully examined the matter<obscured></obscured>
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that the new erected watchhouse that is built in she<lb></lb>
place Complained of with in this Order is the most<lb></lb>
Conveniant place with in the sd Libertie for the Watch<lb></lb>
to be kept which watch house was built by the<lb></lb>
Contribution of the Neighborhood & where as by the<lb></lb>
Customs. with in that Libertie they have but Six men<lb></lb>
to Watch each night we are of Opinion that Libertie<lb></lb>
may maintain eight Two whare of ought to sta<obscured></obscured>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50046_geo70">Cheswell Street</rs>
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end & that they Sett there<obscured></obscured>
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at Ten a Clock in the night & continue untell<obscured></obscured>
for<lb></lb>
in the morning all with we Submitt is the Judgement<lb></lb>
of the Court Iated this 11th day of Decemr 1696</p>
<p n="182"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50046_n182-1">John Pery</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50046_n182-2">Wm Withers</rs>
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