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prevent Street robberys and other felonys, Have made a
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Report unto this Court of an irregular proceeding of
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. one of the Justices of the peace of this County in
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at this
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present Generall Sessions) the Said Robert Jennison Standing
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in this County for
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obstructing and threatening
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in the Said County in the
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Execucon. of his Office, he being upon a Search by vertue of a
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warrant to him in that behalfe made for the discovery of
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Street Robbers and other Malefactors, This Court upon reading
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of the Said Report Doth approve of the Same, And doth
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Order that Representacon. be drawn and made there upon
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to the right honble. the Lord High Chancellor of Great
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Britain to be Signed by his Maties. Justices of the peace of
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this County assembled at this present Sessions, and that the
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papers annexed to the Said Report be taken off and annexed
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to the Said Representacon
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P Adjorn die Jovis Srilt qunnto die Decembris 1728
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Order for the Justices
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to meet to choose a
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Committee by way of
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for Suppressing
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Gameing houses Etc.
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This Court taking into consideracon. the many pernicious
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consequences proceeding from unlawfull gameing and
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gameing houses, And being determined to use their utmost
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endeavours to Suppress the Same Doth Resolve that the most
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regular proper and effectual method of Suppressing
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Gameing houses, Night houses and the other enormitys
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menconed in the late Letters of the Lord Viscount Townshend
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relating to Street robberys, is for this Court to appoint a
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Committee of
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to meet from time to time,
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and they to report their proceedings to the Court, And doth
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accordingly Order that a Committee of one and twenty
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of his Maties.
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of the Said County be
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chosen by way of ballotting, And that all the Justices of the
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peace of the Said County Shall be Sumoned to assemble
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together for that purpose, And that notice be given to
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acquaint them that they are desired on that occasion to
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