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<p n="1654">P Adjorn Jovis <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55600_date292">Tertio die Decembris 1780</rs>
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<p n="1655"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order of remendacon to<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2407">Justices of peace</rs>
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to hold<lb></lb>
Petty Sessions in order to<lb></lb>
prevent Street Robberys<lb></lb>
& other felonys Etc.}</note>
For prevencon of robberys in the Streets and other felonys,<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2408">Misdemeanors</rs>
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& offences, It is hereby recomended and referred<lb></lb>
unto his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2409">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County residing in<lb></lb>
the Several Divisions within the weekly Bills of Mortality in<lb></lb>
the said County to meet and hold Petty Sessions once a week<lb></lb>
or oftener in their respective Parishes or Divisions Soe<lb></lb>
long as occasion Shall require for the discovery apprehending<lb></lb>
and bringing to Justice Offenders who have comitted or may<lb></lb>
comitt Such Street robberys felonys misdemeanors and<lb></lb>
offences as aforesaid, And by frequent Searches and all other<lb></lb>
legal methods to discover and Suppress all Such persons who<lb></lb>
keep Night houses Gaming houses on other disorderly houses<lb></lb>
wherein Robbers or other Felons are harboured or<lb></lb>
encouraged or where any other loose idle or disorderly<lb></lb>
persons are Suffered to resort, And to call before them the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2410">High Constables</rs>
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, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2411">Petty Constables</rs>
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and other proper Officers under<lb></lb>
their direccon, and give them Strict Orders and Warrants from<lb></lb>
time to time as there Shall be occasion to Search for and<lb></lb>
apprehend Rogues Vagabonds idle and disorderly persons<lb></lb>
in order to their being dealt with and punished according to<lb></lb>
the Statutes and Laws in that behalf, And alsoe to proceed<lb></lb>
against those persons who Sell distilled Spirituous Liquors<lb></lb>
or other Strong liquors and Suffer tipling in their houses or<lb></lb>
Shops contrary to Law, And It is hereby further recomended<lb></lb>
to the said Justices in their Several Districts and Divisions<lb></lb>
to take care as far as in them lyes that due and Sufficient<lb></lb>
watch and ward be kept and in order thereunto to call<lb></lb>
before them the respective Petty Constables & Watchmen of<lb></lb>
every parish hamlet and place, and to See that there be a <lb></lb>
Sufficient Number of proper and able Watchmen for the<lb></lb>
guard and Security of their Several parishes, and that<lb></lb>
their Stands and walks be duely regulated, and that they<lb></lb>
doe their duty, and to give Strict charge to the Said Petty<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55600_occ2412">Constables</rs>
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and Watchmen to Seize and apprehend all<lb></lb>
dangerous or Suspicious persons they Shall find in the Streets<lb></lb>
at unseasonable hours who cannot give a good account of<lb></lb>
themselves and carry them before Some Justice of the peace<lb></lb>
in order to be examined & dealt with according to Law, And<lb></lb>
this Court being of opinion that the inlightning of the Streets<lb></lb>
in a due and proper manner will be of great Service<lb></lb>
towards preventing of Street Robberys and apprehending<lb></lb>
the Robbers doth further recomend it to his Maties</p>
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