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<p n="672">P adjorn martis sexto die Septembris 1720</p>
<p n="673"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order for severll.<lb></lb>
high Constables to<lb></lb>
attend the Court<lb></lb>
concerning a<lb></lb>
nightly watch,</note>
On consideracon had of the many felonys burglarys and<lb></lb>
robberys which have been comitted in the Night time<lb></lb>
within the weekly Bills of mortality in this County for<lb></lb>
the want of a regular nightly watch, It is ordered<lb></lb>
by this Court that the respective high Constables of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40000_geo488">Holborne</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Division, Finsbury Division & <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40000_geo489">the Tower</rs>
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Division within<lb></lb>
the said weekly Bils of mortality in the Sd County<lb></lb>
doe attend this Court on Thursday next at two of the<lb></lb>
clock in the afternoon, and propose what methods<lb></lb>
may be taken for the establishing a sufficient nightly<lb></lb>
watch within their respective Divisions for the better<lb></lb>
security of his Maties. subjects inhabiting therein and<lb></lb>
preventing of felonys burglarys & robberys for<lb></lb>
the future,</p>
<p n="674">P Cur</p>
<p n="675">Eodm die</p>
<p n="676"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Order for Constables<lb></lb>
to attend Justices<lb></lb>
of peace at petty<lb></lb>
Sessions concerning<lb></lb>
nightly watch Etc</note>
On consideracon had of the many felonys burglarys &<lb></lb>
robberys which have been comitted in the Night time<lb></lb>
within the Weekly Bills of mortality in this County for<lb></lb>
the want of a sufficient nightly watch, and the<lb></lb>
appointing thereof haveing been recomended by<lb></lb>
their Excellencies the Lords Justices, It is Ordered by<lb></lb>
this Court that the severall petty Constables of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40000_geo490">Holborne Division</rs>
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, <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40000_geo491">Finsbury Division</rs>
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, & the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO40000_geo492">Tower Division</rs>
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in this County doe attend his Maties.<lb></lb>
Justices of the peace for the said County at their<lb></lb>
petty Sessions within the Sd. respective Divisions,<lb></lb>
and propose what methods may be taken for the<lb></lb>
establishing a Sufficient nightly watch within<lb></lb>
their said respective Divisions for the better security<lb></lb>
of his Maties. subjects inhabiting therein & preventing<lb></lb>
of felonys burglarys & robberys for the future, And<lb></lb>
the high Constables of the Sd. Divisions are required<lb></lb>
forthwith to give notice of this Order to the Justices<lb></lb>
of peace inhabiting within their severall Divisions<lb></lb>
& alsoe to their respective petty Constables to the end<lb></lb>
they may be present at the said petty Sessions, And</p>
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