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<p n="12">By Adjournment on Thursday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55602_date4">19th Day of May 1743</rs>
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<p n="13"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order for Suppressing<lb></lb>
disorders in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo19">Moorfields</rs>
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Upon reading a petition and remonstrance of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ12">Constable</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ13">Headboroughs</rs>
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and several other Inhabitants of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo20">parish of St. Luke</rs>
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in the County of<lb></lb>
Middx made unto this Court in order to suppress loose idle and<lb></lb>
disorderly persons such as Shewers of interludes, Gamblers, and<lb></lb>
Gamesters of all kinds, and all other Vagabonds in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo21">Moorfields</rs>
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who in<lb></lb>
open defiance of the Laws daily continue (as the said petitioners<lb></lb>
complain) to infest the same place to the Ruin of Youth corruption<lb></lb>
of good Morals and detriment of Trade which disorders the petitioners<lb></lb>
the said Headboroughs alledge they some time since endeavouring <lb></lb>
to suppress were grievously assaulted and beaten. This Court upon<lb></lb>
Consideration of the premisses Doth for preventing such mischiefs <lb></lb>
for the future order that Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n13-1">John Allen</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ14">High Constable</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo22">Finsbury</rs>
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Division in the said County do forthwith issue forth his precepts to the<lb></lb>
respective Petty Constables and Headboroughs of the respective<lb></lb>
parishes and places in his said Division (on which Division the said<lb></lb>
place called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo23">Moorfields</rs>
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doth lye) requireing them in Case any of the <lb></lb>
said Shewers or players of Interludes. plays or drolls or others<lb></lb>
shall Act Exhibite or shew any such interludes plays or drolls<lb></lb>
within the said Division or play at any unlawfull Game or Games to<lb></lb>
apprehend and Carry all persons so offending before one or more<lb></lb>
of his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ15">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the said County to the<lb></lb>
end they may be punished according at Law And for that purpose<lb></lb>
this Court doth further order that the said High Constable do<lb></lb>
require the respective Constables and Headboroughs aforesaid<lb></lb>
to repair and go at such time and times as the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ16">High Constable</rs>
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shall in this behalf appoint to the said place called <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo24">Moorfields</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
order to apprehend such persons as they shall find or see offending<lb></lb>
in the premisses aforesaid, And for the more effectual suppressing<lb></lb>
the Grievances aforesaid It is hereby recommended unto his<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ17">Majestys Justices of the peace</rs>
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for this County residing in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo25">Finsbury</rs>
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Division aforesaid and every of them to meet at a House called or<lb></lb>
known by the Name or Sign of the Red Lyon near <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo26">Moorfields</rs>
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aforesaid on Monday Tuesday & Wednesday in Whitsun Week next<lb></lb>
at ten of the Clock in the forenoon and at such other times as they<lb></lb>
shall in this behalf appoint in Order to proceed against such<lb></lb>
Offenders as shall be brought before them by the said High<lb></lb>
Constable or other peace officers, according to Law, And the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ18">High Constable</rs>
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& other peace Officers are required to be aiding<lb></lb>
and Assisting to the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ19">Justices of the peace</rs>
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and to observe their<lb></lb>
Orders and directions for the more Effectual Suppressing and<lb></lb>
preventing the abuses aforesaid.</p>
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