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February 1715

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[..] pleasure This Courttherebytherefore in Obedience to his Maties Comands [..] for the
die [..] prosecucon & punishmt of all such persons that shall prsume to Offend in any the
k [..] ds aforesaid Doth hereby Order and Strictly charge and comand all High Constables Petty
Constables Headboroughs Churchwardens & Overseers of the poor and all other Officers of this
County whom it doth or may concern that they be very diligent in dischargeing then Duty
and that they pursue & obey his Maties said proclamacon And that they make frequent search
after all such persons who shall keep Bawdy houses publick Gameing Houses & places and
oliver disorderly Houses and after such who shallbe guilty of excessive Drinking Blasphmy
[..] phane swearing & Cursing, Lowdness and prophanacon of the Lords Day and alsoe
[..] on take Effectual Care that yoe person or persons keeping Taborus Chocolate Houses Coffee Houses
[..] ouses or other publick Ha [..] es excercise their Trades contrary to the said stat of the
29th.Car 2dof King Charles the second for the better Observation of the Lords Day and that they doe from time
to time bring such Offenders before some one or more of his Maties Justices of the
peace for this County that [..] the said Houses & places may be suppressed and
the said Offenders punisht according to Law And it is further Ordered by this Court
That the Clerk of the peace for this County doe [..] cause a sufficient Number
of this Order to be printed and doe affix one of them upon the Gates of Hicks Hall
and send a competent Number of them to the several High Constables of this County
who are Ordered by this Court to cause the same to be affixed to the Church Doors
and all other publick places of each parish Hamblet precinct & Liberty within this
County and to send the same to their several petty Constables Churchwardens &
Head boroughs within their several Divisions to gother with a prcept [..] manding the said
petty Constables Churchwardens & Headboroughs to goe in person to all such person




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