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Session House
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Nov, 2d 1762.
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The Jurors of our Sovereign Lord the
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King in Grand Inquest Assembled, most Seriously deploring
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the increasing Prevalence of that most detestable and
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abominable Crime which the Law has Pronounce not fit even
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to be named, among Christians, and from several Circumstances
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which have come to their Knowledge as Well in Evidence as
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otherwise, having reason to believe the Perpetrators of this
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horrid Offence are much assisted in the means of effecting
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their diabolical Practices by the Access they get to his
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Majestys Park of
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St. James in the City and Liberty of
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Westminster
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during the Night, where their Meetings have
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been so frequent as almost to become matter of Public Notoricty;
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The Jurors therefore humbly Presume to come before this Court
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with a request that the Court will be Pleased, in such mode
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and Manner as they shall think proper, to make the needful
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application to the Ranger of the said Parh, his Deputy, or
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other the Proper Officer, that, if it shall be found Convenient
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and Practicable, every Avenne Whatever leading to the said
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Park may be Shut up at some certain and Seasonable time
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in the Evening, and so continue until Morning, and that no
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person be suffered to enter the said Park during the time
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of its being so Shut, without, making it appear that they
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have some lawful occasion for so doing. The Jurors have
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been given to understand, that all the Gates except the
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One known by the name of
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Penny's Gate
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, are already Shut
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up nightly, and they of themselves are not aware of any
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Inconveniences that can arise from shutting this also, but
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