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February 1778
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of his which have been proved before them on Oath which Summons as
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It is grounded on a Complaint for unlawfully refusing to give the complained
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a Character and the said Refusal is therein said to be against the Statute
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Etc the said Justices cannot but look upon as a daring abuse of that
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kind of process and an evidence of gross and Scandalous ignorance in the
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as Well within Liberties as without to wit Mrs
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ats Mennell These are in his Majesty's Name to require you
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personally to be and appear before me
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one of his
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for the said County Etc at my House in
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Margaret Street aforesaid this day at six o' Clock in the afternoon then
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and there to shew cause and answer the complaint of
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Ann Drury
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for
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unlawfully refusing to give her a Caracter against the Statute Etc Hereof
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fail not at your Peril Given under my Hand and Seal this first day of
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Dee one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven
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And his Majesty's said Justices do further represent to your Lordship
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the following Instances of Venality in the said
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vizt That on
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or about the 20th day of December last the said
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issued a Summons
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who then exhibited a Puppet Show in
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entered into an
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Jale and impertinent Conversation with him the said Jobson at the end
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whereof the said
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told the said Jobson that he must go with his
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the said Justices People to a neighbouring Public House and that he
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accordingly did so when he was told by them that he must pay five Guiness
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as he was under the Law of £50 penalty which he not being able to do
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they all returned to the said Justices Office and there the said Jobson being
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so directed by the Justices People paid into Hands of the Clerk in the
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presence of and as he has sworn he verily believes for the use of the said
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Justice the Sum of two Guineas and being then told that he should have a
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License from the said Justice permitting him to exhibit his Puppet Shew in
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any part of the
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he called a few Days after for the said
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License but upon his refusal to pay half a Crown more for it the said License was denie
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