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To the Rt. Honoble:
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John Fleet
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. Lord Mayor: of the
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, And to ye Honoble: ye Judges, and
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Justices at ye Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Goale delivery Held for ye City of Lond
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ye
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16o: day of Jan in ye 4th: year of the Reigne of King William, and Queen Mary over England Etc
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Wee whose names are hereunto subscribed being the Grand Jury for the sd City for the above sd Sessions
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being deeply sensible of the great and mainfold enermities disordrs: and inconveniences hereafter mencond to the
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Dishonr: of Almighty God, the prejudice of their Maties: and disturbance of their Governmt: Doc humbly Prsent to ye consideracon of
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this Honoble: Court ye greivances following (humbly desiring ye same may be redressed as this Honoble: Court shall think fit to
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Order and Direct Viz.
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Impris Wee prsent yt notwithstanding ye many Acts of Parliamt: and Sundry Orders made by this Honoble: Bench for ye due
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Observacon of the Lords day, and for prventing the prophanacon thereof Yett through ye neglect of ye Severall Church:Wardens
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And Constables of this City & Libtyes thereof ye Sabbath day is extremely prophaned, by their Suffering Psons of Leu'd and
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Vicious lives so Drinke, and Tipple at
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Ale houses Coffee houses, and Taverns
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, on ye sd Day, without inflicting ye punishmts:
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by the sd Acts provided.
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Item yt notwithstanding an order made by the Right Honoble: ye Lord Mayor: and Court of Aldn: of this City, for prventing
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Laying of Wagers, and Entering into Polices of Insurance relating to the takeing or surendring any Cities Townes, or Forts
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in the Possession of their Maties: or their Allyes, Yet then are Severall Offices publickly kept near ye Royall Exce: viz Tippetts,
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Oneby's Ruthland's and Povey's to which many disaffected persons to ye Governmt: doe resort to Lay: Wagers and Enter into Policies
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contrary to ye Ordr: aferesd To the great Prjudices of their Maties: Governmt: and Duscouragemt: of Many of their most Leyall Subjects.
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Item Wee doe prsent that ye Severall Lotteries and Gaming houses kept in this City and Libties thereof, and Especially the Royalls
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Oake Lottery are not only prejudiciall and destructive to the youth and Apprentices of this City, but often also to their
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Rotacons, and Mastrs: their moneys, and Estates being by them there lost, Emberled and consum'd and themselves afterwards forc'd
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to take ill courses to maintain their Riot and Idleness
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Item Wee doe prsent that there are Severall Taverns and other publick houses who doe entertain, Lend and disolute people
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who Pick up one another in the Streets, and carry them to these places, where they are entertain'd and concealed in theire
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debanchery and Lendnes, particularly the
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in the Old-Jury wth: many others.
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