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P adjorn Jovis
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16. Die Octrs. 1718
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the nightly Continud.
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Robt. Thornhill
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Upon Information given to this Court that the Watches within the
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Severall parishes hambletts Libertys and precincts in this County
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are Sett too late in the night time, and that the Petty Constables
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and Headboroughs of the said parish of Hambletts precincts and
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Libertys discharged their Watches too early in the morning, and
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that severall Carpenters Bricklayers and other Workmen using
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Ladders in the day time do leave them carelessly in the Streets &
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other places, by means whereof divers Burglarys Felonys and
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other mischiefs have been comitted by ill disposed persons in
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the said County, Now for the better preservacon of his Majestys
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Peace within this County and for preventing any dangers that
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may happen for the future by not Keeping sufficient Watches
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and by Carpenters and other Workmen leaving their Ladders
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not locked up nor secured from being used in the Night
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time by ill disposed Persons for evil purposes, It is
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thought fit and ordered by this Court that the Petty
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Constables and Headboroughs of every parish, hamblett,
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in this County do forthwith upon
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Notice of this order sett and plate in their respective parishes
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hambletts Libertyes and precincts Strong and sufficient Watches
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and that the same be from henceforth untill Lady day next,
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and so from Michaelmas day to Lady day in every Year
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duly and constantly sett and continued from Nine of the
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Clock in the Evening untill Six of the Clock in the
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morning unless the Justices of the peace for this County in
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their respective Divisions shall see cause and think fitt
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to appoint the said Watches to be sett sooner in the evening
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and to continue for longer time in the morning, And that all
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Workmen and others useing Ladders do take effectuall
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care to secure and lock them up every Night in order to
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prevent the Mischiefs aforesaid And that no Carpenters
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Bricklayers Builders of Houses or their Workmen or
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Servants do leave bricks tyles, mortor earth dirt or other
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rubbish in the open Streets or passages in this County or enclose
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the highway in such Streets or passages whereby the passage of his
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Majestys Subjects may be any ways hindred or incomoded, the
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doing whereof is adjudged by this Court to be a great Nusance
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And it is further ordered by this Court that the high Constables
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