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Cop: of Ld. Co. incelloer
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I am comanded by his Majesty to declare his Pleasure to the
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Justices of the County of
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in A matter of Importance, I
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therefore desire you will take the best method you can to
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give Notice to the rest of the Gentlemen in that Comission
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of the Peace that they or Soe many as Conveniently can
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may come along with you to my House in Lincolns
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Inn fields on Tuesday next at Six in the Evening to
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receive such his Majesty's Commands
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I am Sr.
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Parker C
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28 April 1721
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Acct. of Justices
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pceedings in obedience
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to his Maties. Order in
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Council,
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The Chairman together with the other Justices (who were
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Summoned by his Direction for that purpose) attended the
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Lord high Chancellour at the time and place mentioned
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in the Said Letter, who gave in charge & recommended
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to them the Execution of his Majesty's commands
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expressed in the said Order in Council,
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The Justices in Obedience thereunto assembled and met
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together at
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in St. John Prest on the Eleventh
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and twentieth days of May 1721 in Order to consider of
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Some proper method to suppress the Wicked Clubs or
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Societies of young People referred to in his Majesty's said
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Order, and to put a Stop to all manner of Vice, immoralty
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and Profaneness, of which severall Meetings, Publique
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notice was given in the London Gazetts, and that all
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Persons who were able and willing to make any
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Discovery or give Information touching the Premisses
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were desired to attend at the time and place left above
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mentioned, and that they should receive all incouragement
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But no Person comeing to make any Discovery or give
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any such Information the Justices afterwards on the
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Twenty Sixth day of the same Month of May drew up the
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following Representation to the Lord Chancellor which they
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delivered to his Lordship on the thirteenth day of June
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following being the day appointed by his Lordship to
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receive the same,
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