By adjournment on Thursday the 26th. day of April 1750 .

Order for the High Constables
of Kensington Division
Holbourn Division and
Westminster Division
together with their Petty
Constables to make Inquiry
& take account of Gaming
or other disorders
comitted and by whom at
the Assemblys at Ranelagh
House at Chelsea.}

This Court having had Intelligence that a Jubilee Masquerade
Ball was exhibited at place called Ranelagh House in the
Parish of Chelsea within Kensington Division in this County
on the twenty fifth day of April instant, at which a great [..]
Concourse of People were assembled, and that Gamesters and
disorderly Persons have formerly frequented Assemblies
holden at the Said place called Ranelagh House where Several
Persons have lost and been defrauded of their Moreys, and
that divers other disorders have been committed, It is Ordered
by this Court that Henry Collett< no role > Gent High Constable of
Kensington Division, Saunders Welch< no role > Gent . High Constable
of Holborn Division, and Daniel Carnes< no role > Gent . High Constable
of Westminster Division in the Said County do forthwith
respectively with their respective Petty Constables make an
Enquiry and get the best account the can concerning what gaining
or other Disorders (if any) have been committed and when
and by whom at the Said Assemblys, and to taken an Account
thereof in writing, And that theylayattend and lay the Same
before a Committee of his Majestys Justices of the Peace of this
County in this behalf appointed to receive the Same at Hicks
Hall in St. John Street on Tuesday the eighth day of May
next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon.

By adjournment on Thursday the 26th. day of
April 1750.

Order appointing a
Committee in order to Suppress
Gaming and other disorders
at the Assemblys at Ranelagh
House in Chelsea .}

This Court having had Intelligence that a Jubilee Masquerade
Ball was exhibited at a place called Ranelagh House in the
Parish of Chelsea within Kensington Division in this County
on the twenty fifth day of April instant, at which a great Concourse
of People were assembled, and that Gamesters & disorderly
Persons have formerly frequented Assemblies holden at the
Said place called Ranelagh House, where Several Persons
have lost and been defrauded of their Moneys, and that divers
other disorders have been there committed , And this Court being Satisfyed
that Such Assemblys tending to the Encouragement of Gaming
Lewdness, Debauchery and the Corruption of the Morals of
his Majestys Subjects are unlawfull and a publick Nusance