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That they have bound ever to the Sessions 48 persons
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for Keeping & maintaining Disorderly Houses as appears by a List
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here unto Annexed marked (A) and frequently the Neighbours
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Complaining Agst. Such Psons have been bound in Recognizances to
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prosecute Many of whome have Entred into an Agreemt. to Defray the
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Charges of such prosecutions.
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That the have likewise committed to Prison 16 severall
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Persons for keeping Disorderly and Ill Governed houses as appear's by
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a list also hereunto Annexed Marked (B)
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That there have been indicted at the Sessions for the City
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and Liberty 24 psons for Keeping Disorderly houses as appear's by
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a List hereunto Annex'd marked (C).
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That this Committee have also convicted 11 psons of
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Prosone Curteing and Swearing Etc as appears by the List here unto
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Annexed Marked (D)
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And for that the Constables and other peace Officers mett wth.
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much Opposition in Executing the Warrts. of this Committee Apt. Disorderly
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houses Especially at the first 14 persons have been Committed to
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prison or bound Over to the Sessions for Assaulting and Insulting
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Constables in the Execution of their Office as appears by a list
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hereunto Also Annex'd marked (E).
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That this Committee haveing at their Severall meetings
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granted 42 Search Warrts. for Apprehending Rogues Vagabounds Study
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Beggars Idle and Disorderly psons & that in all wee have Comitted
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to the house of Correction in Tothill Feilds 127 men and women
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who on Such Search Warrts. have been taken & apprehended either in
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Disorderly Houses or Such who infest the Streets in the Night time Some
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of wch. have been Committed till Discharged by Due Course of Law and
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others for times Certain wch. last method of Committmt. Wee find by
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Experience to be the most Effectuall Way for the Deserring of Offenders
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And that tho: the Legality of it has been Doubled by Some Yet by the
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Resolucon of the Judges of the Court of Kings bench the same has been
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Confirmed and approved Pticularly in Miches Terme last in the Case
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of one
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Mary Freeman
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als Talbott Committed by this Comittee to hard
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Labour till the first Day of the their next Quarter Sessions who on
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her Habeus Corpus brought in the sd. Court of Kings Bench was by
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all the 4 Judges then psent remanded back to the house of Correction
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for the time mentioned in the Comittmt. and Such Comittmr. in all
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Parts of it Adjudged Legall.
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