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We the Grand Jury of the City of London Sworne to Enquire
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for our Sovereign Lord the King and the Body of the City of London on Monday the
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Ninth day of October Anno Dnd 1721 in the Eighth year of the Reign of our
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Sovereign Lord King George of Great Brittain Etc And Adjorned to Justicehall in the
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Old Baily London
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It having been represented to us by this Honble Court That his Majesty hath been pleased to
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express his great concern for the Welfare of his people by timely recommending it to the Magistrates
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in the Several Cities and Countys of this Kingdom to use their ut most endeavours for the preserving the
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healths and live of his Subjects as far as human help can possibly extend for the preventing by the
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blessing of God the Effects of the dreadful Contagion the Neighbouring Kingdom is Yet Visited
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with from coming upon us.
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We therefore in Obedience to the directions of this Court and from the Just Apprehensions of so
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griesons a Judgment which we pray God to Avert Present it as highly necessary for the
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keeping the Streets of this City Sweet and clean That the Several Scavengers of this City or those
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employed under them be Stricklly obliged and enjoyned to do their Duty in their Offices by a more
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frequent attendance in the Streets and Overseeing their Rakers whose business is to Sweep and
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carry off the Seyt.
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Also We present it as a very go at Nusance That any Butchers Should Kill any
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Cattle in the Publick Markets the blood of which being Lett into the Streets may produce
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us Effect as also the great Quantity of Soil and Filth left in and about the Borders of the
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Several Marketts with in this City by Gardiners Carts and others bringing herbs Roots & fruit
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thither And the better to facilitate the Cleansing the
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Streets
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Same more especially on Saturday nights
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We desire the Several fruit Shops Herb Shops and Stalls may be confined to Shall up at a
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certain hour who now Sitt there till one or two of the Clock in the morning And that this Court
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would enjoy in the constables and Watchmen (Who must needs be Sensible of the great quantities
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of Soil past into the Streets in the night time when the Inhabitants have Stunt up their houses)
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to date it Such persons and bring them to Justice And also all Such who
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Sweep the Soil & dirt of their
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Shops and houses into the Streets Lanes and passages of this City leaving it there whereby the
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passengers are much Annoyed in their Officers
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Also We present the defective Pavements in and about the Streets of this City by
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reason whereof much Muck and dirt is collected and Lodged in the Streets And humbly
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recommend it to the Right Honble the Lord Mayor or this City to whom we return our
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thanks for his Vigitance in that matter, Farther to enjoyn the proper officers of his
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Lord Ship house hold to be impartial in detecting and prosecuting all Such as Shall be
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found Culpable therein The pavements being Kept in repair will both contribute to the
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Safety of the passengers as also to the better cleansing the Streets.
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