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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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they will be Subject to corporall Punishmt. by Whipping
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Pillory or otherwise in Cases where the Court shall think fit
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to punish them in such a degree
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6thly.
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These methods may also be taken (where Justices shall
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think proper) against such Gaming Houses as Sell
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liquors by retail, as also against the Houses Comonly
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called Night houses which Harbour & entertain Thieves
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and pilfering people and are found by experience to be
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very mischievous and inconvenient,
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But to render these proceedings more effectual, and to
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prevent any claudestine methods of obtaining new
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licences by Surprise from other Justices who may not
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Know of their former licences being supprest or new
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licences refused, It is the opinion of the Referrees that
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the Court do in the Strictest & most earnest manner
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recomend to all the Justices of this County to be very
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carefull therein, and to the Clerk of the peace and his
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Deputys to Stop all such licences if granted, and give
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notice thereof to the Court at the next Sessions where
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further inquiry and Order may be made therein, And
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also that it be recomended to the Justices Suppressing
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or refusing any licence to certify such Suppression
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or refusall to the Clerk of the peace To the end that
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any licence which may be gained by Surprize from other
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Justices in favour of such persons may be Stopped at his
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Office, and that notice may be given by the Cryer to
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such persons whose licences shall be Supprest or refused,
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But this notice to be given by the Cryer the Referrees
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conceive need not be extended further then the Weekly
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Bills of mortality, where the greatest Number & most
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enormous of these houses are kept,
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And it appearing also to the Referrees that it is a
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comon practice for persons whose licences are Supprest
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or refused to be renewed, to Set up some Relation
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Friend or servant to take a new licence in their own
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names, but Intrust & for the benefit of them who had
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