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Immorality, and to the debauching and ruining of Servants
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and others, and also to the Disturbance of the Publick
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Peace, by occasioning Quarrels, Riots Tumults, and other
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Disorders Which Players of Interludes are by Law deemed
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and declared Rogues and Vagabonds, and the acting of Such
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Plays
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Drolls and other Shows, and the keeping of publick
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Gaming Tables or Gaming Houses are contrary to the Laws
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and Statutes of this Realm. For the preventing of
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which Mischiefs for the future it is thought fit and Ordered by
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this Court That it be, and it is hereby recommended and referred
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unto his Majestys
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Justices of the Peace
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for the Said County of
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Middx residing within the Said respective Divisions in
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which the Said Fairs above Specifyed or any of them are
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holden, or to any two or more of them by Warrant or Order
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to be granted under their Hands and Seals as often as they
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Shall think needfull, to Order and require the
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High Constable
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of that Division in which Such Fairs or any of them are holden
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and wherein Such Justices reside to Summon and take to his Assistance
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from time to time the Several Petty Constables and
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within the Said Division (whom this Court doth require to aid and
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assist him herein) or So many of them as he Shall think Sufficient
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for his Purpose, and that he the Said High Constable together with
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Such Petty Constables and Headboroughs whom he Shall So take to
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his Assistance, do use his and their best Endeavours to prevent and
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Suppress the Said Fairs and all other unlawfull Fairs within their
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Divisions, and also that he and they do apprenhend all and every Players of
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Interludes Plays or Drolls and other Persons who Shall Act
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exhibit or Shew any Such Interludes Plays or Drolls or play at or
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encourage or procure any unlawfull Game or Games to be played
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at in any Playhouse Booth Shed or other Place in or near Such
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Fair or Fairs. And that the Said High Constable and Petty
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Constables and Headboroughs as this Assistants do carry all and
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every Person or Persons So offending before one or more of his
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Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Said County to the end they
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may be punished according to Law, and to prevent and Suppress
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as much as in them lies all tipling and Selling of Liquors in any
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