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<p n="1064">prevent Street robberys and other felonys, Have made a<lb></lb>
Report unto this Court of an irregular proceeding of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1064-1">Francis<lb></lb>
Jenison</rs>
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. one of the Justices of the peace of this County in<lb></lb>
dischargeing on <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1064-2">Robert Jennison</rs>
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(before he had taken Bay to<lb></lb>
for the appearance of the Said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1064-3">Robert Jennison</rs>
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at this<lb></lb>
present Generall Sessions) the Said Robert Jennison Standing<lb></lb>
committed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1076">New prison</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1077">Clerkenwell</rs>
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in this County for<lb></lb>
obstructing and threatening <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55600_n1064-5">James Sharpless</rs>
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Gent High<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ1513">Constable</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1078">Holborne Division</rs>
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in the Said County in the<lb></lb>
Execucon. of his Office, he being upon a Search by vertue of a<lb></lb>
warrant to him in that behalfe made for the discovery of<lb></lb>
Street Robbers and other Malefactors, This Court upon reading<lb></lb>
of the Said Report Doth approve of the Same, And doth<lb></lb>
Order that Representacon. be drawn and made there upon<lb></lb>
to the right honble. the Lord High Chancellor of Great<lb></lb>
Britain to be Signed by his Maties. Justices of the peace of<lb></lb>
this County assembled at this present Sessions, and that the<lb></lb>
papers annexed to the Said Report be taken off and annexed<lb></lb>
to the Said Representacon</p>
<p n="1065">P Adjorn die Jovis Srilt qunnto die Decembris 1728</p>
<p n="1066"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order for the Justices<lb></lb>
to meet to choose a<lb></lb>
Committee by way of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1079">ballotting</rs>
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for Suppressing<lb></lb>
Gameing houses Etc.</note>
This Court taking into consideracon. the many pernicious<lb></lb>
consequences proceeding from unlawfull gameing and<lb></lb>
gameing houses, And being determined to use their utmost<lb></lb>
endeavours to Suppress the Same Doth Resolve that the most<lb></lb>
regular proper and effectual method of Suppressing<lb></lb>
Gameing houses, Night houses and the other enormitys<lb></lb>
menconed in the late Letters of the Lord Viscount Townshend<lb></lb>
relating to Street robberys, is for this Court to appoint a<lb></lb>
Committee of <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ1514">Justices of the peace</rs>
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to meet from time to time,<lb></lb>
and they to report their proceedings to the Court, And doth<lb></lb>
accordingly Order that a Committee of one and twenty<lb></lb>
of his Maties. <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ1515">Justices of the peace</rs>
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of the Said County be<lb></lb>
appointed for that purpose, And that Such Committee be<lb></lb>
chosen by way of ballotting, And that all the Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace of the Said County Shall be Sumoned to assemble<lb></lb>
together for that purpose, And that notice be given to<lb></lb>
acquaint them that they are desired on that occasion to</p>
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