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are reasonable, and Such as ought to be paid, and to State what Sum
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of money is due to each Constable or other Peace Officer for the Said
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Service, And to make their Report touching the Same to the Court
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of Genereal Quarter or General Sessions of the Peace for this County.
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By adjornment on Thursday the
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10th. Day of September, 1747
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Committee of Justices of the
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Peace for putting in Execution
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the Act of Parliamt. made for
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preventing Horseracing and for
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Robert
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Bartholomew to
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attend the Said
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Committee at Hickshall.}
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Information being given into this Court that there hath of late born a
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great deal of Horse racing in a Close or Field called White Conduit
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Field in the
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in this County In Contempt of the
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Act of Parliament made for the preventing the excessive increase
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of Horse races which Act is now in full force being perpectual,
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And that
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William Cornock
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an Alehouse keeper who keepeth the White
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Conduit House in the Said hath encouraged Such Horseracing,
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It is Ordered by this Court that the Said
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William Cornock
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do attend
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and produce an Account in Writing of the Christian Names
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Surnames & places of Abode of the Owners & Riders of the Horses
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Mares or Geldings who have lately run any Race or Races in
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White Conduit Fields aforesaid and of the Persons who made the
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Matches for Such Race or Races or occasioned Such Racing
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in the Said Field before,
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Thomas Lane
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Esqr
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. Sir
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John Crosse
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John Milner
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James Clitherow
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Thomas Burdus
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Henry Norris
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Merry Teshmaker
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Philip Dyot
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Samuel Tatem
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Richard Ricards
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Henry Broad
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head Peter Elers
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Ebenezer Mussell
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Thomas Moore
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Francis Hole
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Nathariel Dukinfield
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Bordton
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Mainwaring
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John Lawton
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John Poulson
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Thomas Quarrill
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Esqrs
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Justices of the Peace
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of the Said County or any three or more
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of them at
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Hickshall
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in
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St. John Street
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in the Said County on Thursday
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the first Day of October next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon, to
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whore It is recommended & referred as a Committtee to consider of
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the Said Act of Parliament, and by what ways & Means the Same
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may be put in Execution against Such persons as Shall appear to
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the Said Committee to have offended against the tenor of the Said
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Act of Parliament and to prevent Such Horseracing for the future
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And It being alledged that
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Said Conduit Field hath permitted the Said Races to be run therein
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(which this Court is of opinion is contrary to the Said Act of
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Parliament and in Contempt thereof) It is Ordered by this Court
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that the Said
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do attend the Said Justices of the
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