Statute made in the Ninth Year of the reign of the late Queen
Ann Cap: 14 Whereby two Justices of the pleace have power to
cause any person suspected to have no visible Estate or profession
to Support himself to be brought before them, And fit shall
not appear that the principall part of his Estate is gott
otherwise than by Gaming they may bind him to his good
behaviour with Suretys for a year And if he Cannot find
them may comitt him till he can, And that the said
Referrees are of Opinion that the first mentioned Statute
is proper to be recomended to the Justices of the peace
in their Several Divisions to be put in execucon as the
most effectual, remedy for the preventing and Suppressing of
the evil practice of Gameing. And that the said Referrees
having also inspected & considered of the Laws relateing
to Houses of bawdry & other disorderly houses, And it
appearing to them that almost all such houses do Sell
liquors by retail they are of opinion that the most
effectual method to Suppress such houses prevent the
evils therein practiced will be for the Justices in their
several Divisions to prosecute those who keep such houses for
Selling Drink by retail without licences if they have none,
or to Suppress or refuse to renew their licences if they have
any, And if they continue to Sell drink not withstanding to
proceed against them either upon the Statute of 5 & 6th Edwd.
6 Cap.25 or upon the Statute of 3d Car 1Mi cap. 3 at the
discrecon of the Justices, And that if the Justices proceed on
the fifth & Sixth of Edwd. 6th Cap. 25 The Offenders on
the Oath of one Witness or on Confession or other legall
Evidence may and are to be comitted by two Justices to
the County Goal for three days & untill they enter into
a Recognizance with two Security's not to Sell any Drink
again, Which Recognizance & Offence is to be certifyed
at next Quarter Sessions and is a Conviction And the
Court are thereupon to Sett a fine of twenty shillings
on offenders

And if the Justices in regard of the Substance or obstinacy of
the Offenders or for any other reasons chuse rather to proced
upon the Statute of 3d Car 1. mi Cap 3, and wch. especially
in cases of difficulty or opposicon the said Referrees