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10th February 1731 - 8th July 1731

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That they have bound ever to the Sessions 48 persons
for Keeping & maintaining Disorderly Houses as appears by a List
here unto Annexed marked (A) and frequently the Neighbours
Complaining Agst. Such Psons have been bound in Recognizances to
prosecute Many of whome have Entred into an Agreemt. to Defray the
Charges of such prosecutions.

That the have likewise committed to Prison 16 severall
Persons for keeping Disorderly and Ill Governed houses as appear's by
a list also hereunto Annexed Marked (B)

That there have been indicted at the Sessions for the City
and Liberty 24 psons for Keeping Disorderly houses as appear's by
a List hereunto Annex'd marked (C).

That this Committee have also convicted 11 psons of
Prosone Curteing and Swearing Etc as appears by the List here unto
Annexed Marked (D)

And for that the Constables and other peace Officers mett wth.
much Opposition in Executing the Warrts. of this Committee Apt. Disorderly
houses Especially at the first 14 persons have been Committed to
prison or bound Over to the Sessions for Assaulting and Insulting [..]
Constables in the Execution of their Office as appears by a list
hereunto Also Annex'd marked (E).

That this Committee haveing at their Severall meetings
granted 42 Search Warrts. for Apprehending Rogues Vagabounds Study
Beggars Idle and Disorderly psons & that in all wee have Comitted
to the house of Correction in Tothill Feilds 127 men and women
who on Such Search Warrts. have been taken & apprehended either in
Disorderly Houses or Such who infest the Streets in the Night time Some
of wch. have been Committed till Discharged by Due Course of Law and
others for times Certain wch. last method of Committmt. Wee find by
Experience to be the most Effectuall Way for the Deserring of Offenders
And that tho: the Legality of it has been Doubled by Some Yet by the
Resolucon of the Judges of the Court of Kings bench the same has been
Confirmed and approved Pticularly in Miches Terme last in the Case
of one Mary Freeman< no role > als Talbott Committed by this Comittee to hard
Labour till the first Day of the their next Quarter Sessions who on
her Habeus Corpus brought in the sd. Court of Kings Bench was by
all the 4 Judges then psent remanded back to the house of Correction
for the time mentioned in the Comittmt. and Such Comittmr. in all
Parts of it Adjudged Legall.




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