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absolute discharge, without any date, of the Said Robert
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Jennison out of custody if detained for noe other cause than
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what was Specifyed (not in the committment but) in that
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warrant, not haveing the Said
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then before
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him nor takeing any Security whatsoever at that time for
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the Said
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Robert Jennison
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's appearance to answer the Said
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offence, But immediatly wrote a Letter to
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Esqr.
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(dated 14th. of November) Signifying That he had that day
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taken Sufficient Bail for Mr.
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to that
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warrant granted upon the complaint of the high
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(which Letter is hereunto annexed marked, 3,)
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And that it appeared to the Said Committee That the
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Said
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Francis Jennison
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being with Mr. Midford upon
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the account of the Prisoner
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Robert Jennison
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did desire
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and endeavour to perswade Mr. Midford to Scratch out or
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erase the Certificate of the Committment of the Said Robert
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Jennison by him above menconed to have been indorsed
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upon the Original warrant,
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That the Said Committee haveing received these
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Informacons of Soe illegal and unprecedented a proceeding
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and Judging the Same to receive a considerable aggravacon
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from its being attempted at a time when the effectual
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Suppression of all disorderly houses is of So much more
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than ordinary consequence to the Publick even in the
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opinion of his most Sacred Majestie himselfe, and
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when his
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(with whom the said
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ought rather to have concurred) are by
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his comands acting with all vigour to that end And
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therefore that the Same was done not only in defiance of
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the Subordinate Authority vested in and (in this instance)
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executed by the Said
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, but of his
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Majesties own gracious express and particular
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direccons for that purpose, and meant to discourage
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and obstruct the infenor Peace Officers in doeing their
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duty therein by arbitrarily and under colour of his
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