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<p n="285">Statute made in the Ninth Year of the reign of the late Queen<lb></lb>
Ann Cap: 14 Whereby two Justices of the pleace have power to<lb></lb>
cause any person suspected to have no visible Estate or profession <lb></lb>
to Support himself to be brought before them, And fit shall<lb></lb>
not appear that the principall part of his Estate is gott<lb></lb>
otherwise than by Gaming they may bind him to his good<lb></lb>
behaviour with Suretys for a year And if he Cannot find<lb></lb>
them may comitt him till he can, And that the said<lb></lb>
Referrees are of Opinion that the first mentioned Statute<lb></lb>
is proper to be recomended to the Justices of the peace<lb></lb>
in their Several Divisions to be put in execucon as the<lb></lb>
most effectual, remedy for the preventing and Suppressing of<lb></lb>
the evil practice of Gameing. And that the said Referrees<lb></lb>
having also inspected & considered of the Laws relateing<lb></lb>
to Houses of bawdry & other disorderly houses, And it<lb></lb>
appearing to them that almost all such houses do Sell<lb></lb>
liquors by retail they are of opinion that the most<lb></lb>
effectual method to Suppress such houses prevent the<lb></lb>
evils therein practiced will be for the Justices in their<lb></lb>
several Divisions to prosecute those who keep such houses for<lb></lb>
Selling Drink by retail without licences if they have none,<lb></lb>
or to Suppress or refuse to renew their licences if they have<lb></lb>
any, And if they continue to Sell drink not withstanding to<lb></lb>
proceed against them either upon the Statute of 5 & 6th Edwd.<lb></lb>
6 Cap.25 or upon the Statute of 3d Car 1Mi cap. 3 at the<lb></lb>
discrecon of the Justices, And that if the Justices proceed on<lb></lb>
the fifth & Sixth of Edwd. 6th Cap. 25 The Offenders on<lb></lb>
the Oath of one Witness or on Confession or other legall<lb></lb>
Evidence may and are to be comitted by two Justices to<lb></lb>
the County Goal for three days & untill they enter into<lb></lb>
a Recognizance with two Security's not to Sell any Drink<lb></lb>
again, Which Recognizance & Offence is to be certifyed<lb></lb>
at next Quarter Sessions and is a Conviction And the <lb></lb>
Court are thereupon to Sett a fine of twenty shillings<lb></lb>
on offenders</p>
<p n="286">And if the Justices in regard of the Substance or obstinacy of<lb></lb>
the Offenders or for any other reasons chuse rather to proced<lb></lb>
upon the Statute of 3d Car 1. mi Cap 3, and wch. especially <lb></lb>
in cases of difficulty or opposicon the said Referrees</p>
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