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<p n="1149">divers kinds of unlawfull Play and Gaming which hath<lb></lb>
manifestly tended to the Encouragement of Vice & Immorality<lb></lb>
and to the debauching and raining of Servants Apprentices<lb></lb>
and others and also to the disturbance of the Publick Peace<lb></lb>
by occasioning Quarrels Riots Tumults and other Disorders<lb></lb>
Which Players of Interludes are by Law deemed and<lb></lb>
declared Rogues and Vagabonds and the acting of Such<lb></lb>
Plays Drolls and other Shows and the keeping of publick<lb></lb>
Gaming Tables or Gaming are contrary to the Laws and<lb></lb>
Statutes of this Realm For the preventing of which<lb></lb>
Mischiefs for the future it is thought fit and Ordered<lb></lb>
by this Court that it be and it is hereby recommended and<lb></lb>
referred unto his Majestys <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1291">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
County of Middx residing within the Said respective<lb></lb>
Divisions in which the Said Fairs above Specified or<lb></lb>
any of them are holden or to any two or more of them by<lb></lb>
Warrant or Order to be granted under their Hands and<lb></lb>
Seals as often as they Shall think needfull to Order and<lb></lb>
require the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1292">High Constable</rs>
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of that Division in which Such<lb></lb>
Fairs or any of them are holden and wherein Such Justices<lb></lb>
reside to Summon and take to his Assistance from time to<lb></lb>
time the Several Petty Constables and Headboroughs within<lb></lb>
the Said Division (whom this Court doth require to aid and<lb></lb>
assist him herein) or So many of them as he Shall think<lb></lb>
Sufficient for this Purpose, and that he the Said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1293">High Constable</rs>
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together with Such Petty Constables and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1294">Headboroughs</rs>
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whom he Shall So take to his Assistance do use their best<lb></lb>
Endeavours to prevent and Suppress the Said Fairs and all<lb></lb>
other unlawful Fairs within their Divisions, and also that<lb></lb>
he and they do apprehend all and every Players of Interludes<lb></lb>
Plays or Drolls and other Persons who Shall Act exhibit or<lb></lb>
Shew any Such Interludes Plays or Drolls or play at or<lb></lb>
encourage or procure any unlawful Game or Games to be played<lb></lb>
at in any Playhouse, Booth Shed or other Place in or near Such</p>
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