that the Bill now depending in Parliament against Such
pemitions practices may pass into a Law or that Some
other adequate Remedy may be Applyed as the Said House
in their great Wisdom Shall think fit.

By the Court

Petition to Parliamt.
to Suppress New
play houses in Middx
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To the Honoble. the House of Commons of
Great Britain in Parliament Assembled.

The Humble Petition of His Maties Justices of the
peace for the County of Middx in their General Quarter
Sessions Assembled.

Humbly Sheweth

That of late Years Several new Theaters, Play houses, or
Houses for Playing of Interludes have been Erected in the County
of Middx without any legal Authority, As We humbly
Apprehend, where divers illdisposed persons meet together
And Act Plays Tragedies, & Comedies And in other Entertainments
of the Stage which are performed where Wine, Ale, Beer, & other
Liquors are publickly Sold & retailed for the Encouragment
of Disorderly persons to resort & come to Such Houses, Which
we think tends greatly to the Corruption of Youth and
Incouragement of Vice Lewdness & all manner of
of Immorality.

Your Petitioners Most Humbly Pray in reguard
the Laws now in being have been found insufficient
for preventing So growing an Evil, That the Bill
now depending in Parliament against Such
Pemitions Practices may Pass into a Law or that
Some other adequate Remedy may be Applyed as
this Honble. House in their great Wisdom Shall
think fit.

And Your Petrs. in duty bound Shall
ever Pray Etcex