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<p n="668">brought to the said Prison by any Constable or other Parish<lb></lb>
Officer for safe custody untill such prisoner can be carried<lb></lb>
before one or more of the Justices of the peace for this<lb></lb>
County to be dealt with according to Law any greater<lb></lb>
Fee than two Shillings untill the First day of the<lb></lb>
next Generall Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the<lb></lb>
County and untill further Order of the General or Quarter<lb></lb>
Sessions of the Peace for this County to the Contrary,</p>
<p n="669">P adjorn Sabti <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO40000_date80">16o. die July 1720</rs>
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<p n="670"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order agt. Nusances<lb></lb>
comitted by<lb></lb>
Nightmen</note>
<lb></lb>
<note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40000_n670-1">Robt. Thornhill</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO40000_n670-1" type="surname" value="Thornhill"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO40000_n670-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40000_n670-2">Jon. Milner</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO40000_n670-2" type="surname" value="Milner"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO40000_n670-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40000_n670-3">Narcissus Luttrell</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO40000_n670-3" type="surname" value="Luttrell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO40000_n670-3" type="gender" value="unknown"></interp>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO40000_n670-4">D' Oyly Michel</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO40000_n670-4" type="surname" value="Michel"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO40000_n670-4" type="gender" value="unknown"></interp>
} <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO40000_occ570">Esqrs</rs>
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.</note>
Complaint being made unto this Court that divers persons<lb></lb>
called Nightmen who make it their business to empty<lb></lb>
Vaults & houses of Office do comitt great Nusances by<lb></lb>
placeing the Carts & Vessells by them used to carry<lb></lb>
away the excrements by them taken out of such<lb></lb>
Vaults and houses of Office, in the publique Streets Lanes<lb></lb>
Alleys & passages within the Weekly Bills of Mortality<lb></lb>
in this County early in the evening & late in the<lb></lb>
mornings, whereby nuwceons and unwholesome<lb></lb>
Smells & Stenches are occasioned to the great annoyance<lb></lb>
of his Majestys Subjects, For prevention whereof for the<lb></lb>
future It is Ordered by this Court that noe such<lb></lb>
persons called Nightmen do hereafter bring any of<lb></lb>
their Carts or Vessells for carrying away such<lb></lb>
excrements into any of the said Streets alleys or passages<lb></lb>
untill after eleven of the clock at Night nor permitt the<lb></lb>
same to retrain therein after four of the clock in the<lb></lb>
morning And to the intent that they may not<lb></lb>
pretend ignorance of his Order This Court doth require<lb></lb>
that the High Constables of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40000_geo485">Holbourn division</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40000_geo486">Finsbury</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO40000_geo486" type="placeName" value="Finsbury"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSMGO40000_geo486" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
division and <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40000_geo487">the Tower</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO40000_geo487" type="placeName" value="the Tower"></interp>
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division in this County do fethwith<lb></lb>
comand their respective Petty Constables and Headboroughs<lb></lb>
to give Notice of this Order to the several Nighmen<lb></lb>
within their respective Districts, And in case such<lb></lb>
Nightmen or any of them or their or any of their<lb></lb>
Servant or Servants shall bring or place any of<lb></lb>
their Carts or Vessells for carrying away such<lb></lb>
excrements as aforesaid in any of the said Streets Lanes<lb></lb>
alleys or passages before eleven of the clock at Night<lb></lb>
or permit the same to remain therein after four of the</p>
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