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<p n="390">Rotation Office Litchfield Street <lb></lb>
13th. May 1782</p>
<p n="391">Minutes of the Committee appointed to Examine the<lb></lb>
Laws respecting Gaming and Gaming Houses<lb></lb>
Present<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50754_n391-1">Thomas Bishop</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50754_occ105">Esqr</rs>
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. in the Chair<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50754_n391-2">Sampson Wright</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50754_n391-2" type="surname" value="Wright"></interp>
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Esqr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50754_n391-3">John Barnfather</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSMPS50754_n391-3" type="surname" value="Barnfather"></interp>
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Esqr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50754_n391-4">George Mercer</rs>
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Esqr.</p>
<p n="392">A Bill the more Effectually preventing the pernicious<lb></lb>
practice of Gaming being laid before this Committee and the<lb></lb>
same being read Resolved that the said Bill be approved</p>
<p n="393">Ordered that Mr Eyles do get Four fair Copies<lb></lb>
of the said Bill immediately made One for the Speaker of the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50754_geo401">House of Commons</rs>
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One for each of the County Members and<lb></lb>
One for Mr Rix the Town Clark of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50754_geo402">City of London</rs>
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<p n="394">Adjourned to Wednesday next at<lb></lb>
Two Clock at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50754_geo403">Alices Coffee House</rs>
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