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To the Rt. Honoble: <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ1">Sr</rs>
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: <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15004_n10-1">John Fleet</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15004_occ2">Kt</rs>
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. Lord Mayor: of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo5">City of London</rs>
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, And to ye Honoble: ye Judges, and<lb></lb>
Justices at ye Generall Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Goale delivery Held for ye City of Lond<lb></lb>
ye <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15004_date3">16o: day of Jan in ye 4th: year of the Reigne of King William, and Queen Mary over England Etc<lb></lb>
Anoq Dni 1692</rs>
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<p n="11">Wee whose names are hereunto subscribed being the Grand Jury for the sd City for the above sd Sessions<lb></lb>
being deeply sensible of the great and mainfold enermities disordrs: and inconveniences hereafter mencond to the<lb></lb>
Dishonr: of Almighty God, the prejudice of their Maties: and disturbance of their Governmt: Doc humbly Prsent to ye consideracon of<lb></lb>
this Honoble: Court ye greivances following (humbly desiring ye same may be redressed as this Honoble: Court shall think fit to<lb></lb>
Order and Direct Viz.</p>
<p n="12"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">1</note>
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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<lb></lb>
Observacon of the Lords day, and for prventing the prophanacon thereof Yett through ye neglect of ye Severall Church:Wardens<lb></lb>
And Constables of this City & Libtyes thereof ye Sabbath day is extremely prophaned, by their Suffering Psons of Leu'd and<lb></lb>
Vicious lives so Drinke, and Tipple at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo6">Ale houses Coffee houses, and Taverns</rs>
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, on ye sd Day, without inflicting ye punishmts:<lb></lb>
by the sd Acts provided.</p>
<p n="13"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">2</note>
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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<lb></lb>
Laying of Wagers, and Entering into Polices of Insurance relating to the takeing or surendring any Cities Townes, or Forts<lb></lb>
in the Possession of their Maties: or their Allyes, Yet then are Severall Offices publickly kept near ye Royall Exce: viz Tippetts,<lb></lb>
Oneby's Ruthland's and Povey's to which many disaffected persons to ye Governmt: doe resort to Lay: Wagers and Enter into Policies<lb></lb>
contrary to ye Ordr: aferesd To the great Prjudices of their Maties: Governmt: and Duscouragemt: of Many of their most Leyall Subjects.</p>
<p n="14"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">3.</note>
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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<lb></lb>
Oake Lottery are not only prejudiciall and destructive to the youth and Apprentices of this City, but often also to their<lb></lb>
Rotacons, and Mastrs: their moneys, and Estates being by them there lost, Emberled and consum'd and themselves afterwards forc'd<lb></lb>
to take ill courses to maintain their Riot and Idleness</p>
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Item Wee doe prsent that there are Severall Taverns and other publick houses who doe entertain, Lend and disolute people<lb></lb>
who Pick up one another in the Streets, and carry them to these places, where they are entertain'd and concealed in theire<lb></lb>
debanchery and Lendnes, particularly the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo7">Bull Head Tavern</rs>
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and the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo8">Sheapherd Taverne</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo9">Cheaside</rs>
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, And the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo10">Green:Dragon<lb></lb>
Tavern</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo11">Fleetstreet</rs>
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and Ellis <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15004_geo12">Coffee house</rs>
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in the Old-Jury wth: many others.</p>
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