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<p n="457">That this pernicious Liquor is now Sold not only at<lb></lb>
by Distillers & Geneva Shops but by many other persons of<lb></lb>
Inferior Trades, by which Means <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ614">Journeymen</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55601_occ614" type="occupation" value="Journeymen"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ615">Apprentices</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55601_occ615" type="occupation" value="Apprentices"></interp>
<lb></lb>
& Servants are drawn in to taste and by degrees to like<lb></lb>
approve and immoderately to drink thereof.</p>
<p n="458">That your petitioners apprehend the publick<lb></lb>
Wellfare and Safety as well as the Trade of the Nation<lb></lb>
will be greatly affected by it; as this practice is dan-<lb></lb>
-gerous and Mischievous to the Health and Strength<lb></lb>
Peace and Morals and tends greatly to diminish the<lb></lb>
Labour & Industry of his Majestie's Subjects.</p>
<p n="459">Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray<lb></lb>
this Honourable House will take the Premisses<lb></lb>
into their Serious Considerations & will apply<lb></lb>
such Remedy as they in their great Wisdom<lb></lb>
shall Judge most proper.</p>
<p n="460">And your Petitioners as in Duty<lb></lb>
bound Shall ever Pray.</p>
<p n="461">By Adjornment on Thursday <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55601_date75">15th day of January<lb></lb>
1735</rs>
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<p n="462"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
tt Order of<lb></lb>
Refference to the<lb></lb>
Commee. of Accounts to<lb></lb>
Examin & Certify<lb></lb>
what sum of Money<lb></lb>
is due to Mr. Robt.<lb></lb>
Chester Constable in<lb></lb>
the Parish of Ken-<lb></lb>
-Sington for his trouble<lb></lb>
& expences in<lb></lb>
passing & releiving<lb></lb>
of Vagrants.}</note>
Upon the humble petition of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n462-1">Robert Chester</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55601_n462-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ616">Constable</rs>
<interp inst="LMSMGO55601_occ616" type="occupation" value="Constable"></interp>
<lb></lb>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo435">Parish of Kensington</rs>
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in this County exhibited<lb></lb>
unto this Court Setting forth that he hath Expended about<lb></lb>
the Sum of four pounds & five Shillings in passing<lb></lb>
Vagrants from the officess of the City & Liberty of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo436">Westminster</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55601_geo436" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
through the said County as may appear<lb></lb>
by Certificates of allowance Signed by two of his Maties<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ617">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County which Expences<lb></lb>
Still Remain unpaid to the Petr. And the Petr. praying<lb></lb>
that this Court will be pleased to Order that the Treasu-<lb></lb>
-rer of the said County may be pay to the Petr. his<lb></lb>
said Expences. It is Ordered by this Court That it<lb></lb>
be And it is hereby Recommended and Referred <lb></lb>
unto his Maties <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ618">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County<lb></lb>
appointed to take the Accounts of the Treasurers of the<lb></lb>
Said County or any three or more of them to peruse<lb></lb>
and Inspect the said Certificates and to Inquire it the <lb></lb>
Vagrants therein mentioned were duly passed & to<lb></lb>
Examine if the Sums allowed to the Petr. by the said<lb></lb>
Certificates for such service are Just and Reasonable<lb></lb>
and</p>
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