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Sessions 1711
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For: as much as this Court is informed that a great Number of persons
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dwelling within this County do assume upon themselv's to be provers of
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Cattell, Badgers, Laders, Hidders, Carryers, Buyers & Sellers of Corne &
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graine, butter, cheese, & other Dead Victualls not being there unto lycensed
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& allowed, contrary to the Statutes in Such case made and provided to the
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great inhanceing of the prizes of Cattell, Corne, Graine, butter, cheese, &
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other dead Victualls. Itt is therefore thought fitt & Ordered by this Court that the
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senall High Constables of this County in their respective Divisions doe
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forthwith upon sight hereof cause all & Singular the petty Constables
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within their said respective Divisions to make diligent inquiry & to
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informe themselvs what persons doe take upon them to be drovers of
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cattell, badgers, Laders, Hidders Corne Chandlers, carryers, buyers &
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Sellers of Cattell, Corne & Graine, Butter, Cheese, Fish, Capons
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Henns, Geese, or any other manner of dead Victualls whatsoever
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within their severall parishes libtip & prciucts. And that after such
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inquiry soe made they doe Certify unto the said High Constables on
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or before the first day of
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October next ensueing the true
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Christian Names Sir names & dwelling places with the ages of all &
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every the said persons as doe use & exercise any the doeings aforesaid
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as well licensed as unlicensed And that the said High Constables make
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reternes of the certificates of the said petty Constables unto her Maties
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Justices of the peace of this County on the first day of the next
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Genall quarter Sessions of the peace to be held for this County
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that Such course may be taken thereupon as is most agreable to Law
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And hereof the said High & petty Constables may not fail as they
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will answer the contrary att their perill.
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