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Wee the Grand Jury for the Citty of London Sworne on behalfe of our Sowaigne Lord and
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Lady King William and Queen Mary takeing in to our serious Consideracon the
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open Profanacon of the Lords day and of the too frequent use and Excesses comitted
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in Publick Tipling houses on the Same Not wth. standing the good and wholesome
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Laws and statutes made to the contrary Doe returne our harty Thankes unto
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your Lpp for your Lopps late order Issued forth in Octor. last Requireing the
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Severall Officers and Persons therein named to discharge their Duty According
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too Law for prventing of the same to the End the Sabbath may be the more
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Religiously and solemly observed And as the Remissnesse of Magistrates in
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the late reignes in
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putting the said Laws in Execucon have too much
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contributed to promote the aforesaid Evills, most Publick houses thereby
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Pr. Sumeing to receive and entertain all Sorts of Persons wh. soever without
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any regard by wch. meanes many Persons Espetially the Youth of this Citty
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(and which without regrett we cannt. mencon encouraged therein by their
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Masrs. Example) Have on the Said Dayes as well in time of Divine Service, as
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before and afterwards frequented Tavernes Coffee houses and other Tipling
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houses to the great reproach and Scandall of the Protestant Religion and
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the good governmt. of this renowned Citty Wee being desireous to Prvent the
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Sin as well as the reproach occationed thereby Doe humbly pray your Lorpp &
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this Honoble. Court (and herein we doubt not of the Union and harty
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Concurrence of all true Protestants with us That your Lopp and this Honoble.
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Court will be pleased to exert your utmost power and authority to remedy ye
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same for the future And we doe alsoe prsent to yor. Lorpp and this Court that
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the permitting of Lotteryes and Publick Gaming houses And the frequent use
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of Sylver Bolls, Cupps and Tankards in the publick houses aforesaid are
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of evill consequence and contrary to the wellfare and good governmt. of
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this Citty And we doe pray your Lopp and this Honoble. Court to give such
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orders and directions herein as may effectually prvent and suppresse the
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same And further alsoe we pray your Lorpp and this Honoble. Court to
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cause the Laws effectually to put in Execucon agt. the Sin of swearing
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and curseing too frequently used within this Citty Witnesse our hands
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this Sixteenth day of January in the First year of the Raigne
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of our sonaigne Lord and Lady William and Mary Etc Annoqr
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