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October 1789
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By Adjournment same day
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The following Letter received by the Clerk of the Peace from
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Mr Samuel Bennett Secretary to the Society instituted for giving effect
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to His Majestys Proclamation accompanying several Pamphlets being
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read in the following Words Vizt.
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"To the
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"Sir,
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"I am desired by the Society, instituted for giving effect
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"to His Majestys Proclamation to request that you will deliver one
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"of the Pamphlets, which you will receive with this Letter, to each of
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"the Gentlemen of the Grand Jury at the ensuring Assize.
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The Society
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"also request that you will be so good as to send one of them to
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"each of acting Magistrates in your County: If the Number of
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"Pamphlets is not sufficient, you will be kind enough to inform
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"me of it, and others shall be sent; but if you have more than are
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"wanted, I beg the favour of you to return the remainder.
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"I am,
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"Sir,
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Samuel Bennett
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Sec:"
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Chapel Street
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"Sepr 24th. 1789.
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The Clerk of the Peace informed the Court that he
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caused one of the Pamphlets to be delivered to each of the Gentlemen
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of the Grand Jury, and the remainder of them were distributed
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amongst the several magistrates present.
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By Adjournment same day.
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A Memorial from the Constables of
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Clerkenwell
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being
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laid before the Court stating that the Publick Houses in Turnmill
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Street which have been complained of particularly that in which Mr
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Boddington the
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had been violently assaulted were
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again Licenced and that the said Constables not knowing the
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