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brought to the said Prison by any Constable or other Parish
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Officer for safe custody untill such prisoner can be carried
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before one or more of the Justices of the peace for this
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next Generall Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the
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Sessions of the Peace for this County to the Contrary,
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P adjorn Sabti
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D' Oyly Michel
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Complaint being made unto this Court that divers persons
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called Nightmen who make it their business to empty
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Vaults & houses of Office do comitt great Nusances by
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placeing the Carts & Vessells by them used to carry
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away the excrements by them taken out of such
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Vaults and houses of Office, in the publique Streets Lanes
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Alleys & passages within the Weekly Bills of Mortality
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in this County early in the evening & late in the
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mornings, whereby nuwceons and unwholesome
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Smells & Stenches are occasioned to the great annoyance
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of his Majestys Subjects, For prevention whereof for the
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future It is Ordered by this Court that noe such
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persons called Nightmen do hereafter bring any of
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their Carts or Vessells for carrying away such
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excrements into any of the said Streets alleys or passages
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untill after eleven of the clock at Night nor permitt the
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same to retrain therein after four of the clock in the
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morning And to the intent that they may not
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pretend ignorance of his Order This Court doth require
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that the High Constables of
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division in this County do fethwith
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comand their respective Petty Constables and Headboroughs
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to give Notice of this Order to the several Nighmen
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within their respective Districts, And in case such
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Nightmen or any of them or their or any of their
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Servant or Servants shall bring or place any of
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their Carts or Vessells for carrying away such
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excrements as aforesaid in any of the said Streets Lanes
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alleys or passages before eleven of the clock at Night
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or permit the same to remain therein after four of the
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