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<p n="1393">Monday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMGO55602_date181">fourth Day of September 1749</rs>
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before<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1393-1">Thomas Lane</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55602_n1393-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1393-2">John Milner</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMGO55602_n1393-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1393-3">Stephen Beckingham</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1393-4">Samuel<lb></lb>
Tatem</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1393-5">Philip Dyot</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1393-6">William Withers</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1393-7">George Errington</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1595">Esqrs</rs>
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. and others.</p>
<p n="1394"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order for the Suppressing<lb></lb>
dangerous practice of<lb></lb>
throwing and bowling<lb></lb>
Iron Balls along or near<lb></lb>
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Comon Highways and<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n1394-1">Foot Paths</rs>
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in the Tourer<lb></lb>
Division.}</note>
Complaint being made unto this Court that Several<lb></lb>
disorderly Persons do frequently and Sometimes assembled<lb></lb>
together in a riotous Manner in the Highways and Common<lb></lb>
Foot paths in the Tourer Division in the County of Middx<lb></lb>
throw and bowl Iron Balls along or near the Said Highways<lb></lb>
and Foot paths with So great force that his Majestys<lb></lb>
Subjects passing and repassing along the Same upon their<lb></lb>
lawfull Occasions are in great danger of losing their<lb></lb>
Lives or being maimed thereby, For the Suppressing and<lb></lb>
preventing of which disorderly & dangerous practice for the<lb></lb>
future It is thought fit and Ordered by this Court that it be<lb></lb>
<del>And</del>
It is hereby recommended and referred unto his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1596">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the Said County of Middx residing<lb></lb>
within the Tourer Division aforesaid or any two or more of them<lb></lb>
by Warrant or Order to be granted under their hands & Seals<lb></lb>
as often as they Shall think needfull to order and require the<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1597">High Constable</rs>
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of the Said Division to Sumon and take to his<lb></lb>
Assistance from time to time the Several Petty Constables and<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1598">Headboroughs</rs>
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within the Said Division (whom this Court doth<lb></lb>
require to aid and assist him herein) or So many of them as he<lb></lb>
Shall think Sufficient for this purpose, and that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1599">High Constable</rs>
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together with Such Petty Constables & Headboroughs whom he<lb></lb>
Shall So take to his assistance do use his and their best endeavour<lb></lb>
to Suppress and prevent Such dangerous and disorderly practice<lb></lb>
of throwing and bowling Such Iron Balls as aforesaid, and also<lb></lb>
that he and they do apprehend and carry all Such persons<lb></lb>
whom they Shall find committing any riots & breaches of the<lb></lb>
Peace within the Said Division before one or more of his<lb></lb>
Majestys Justices of the Said County to the end they may be<lb></lb>
dealt with according to Law.</p>
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