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By Adjournment on Thursday the
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19th Day of May 1743
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Order for Suppressing
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disorders in
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Upon reading a petition and remonstrance of the
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Headboroughs
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and several other Inhabitants of the
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parish of St. Luke
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in the County of
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Middx made unto this Court in order to suppress loose idle and
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disorderly persons such as Shewers of interludes, Gamblers, and
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Gamesters of all kinds, and all other Vagabonds in
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who in
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open defiance of the Laws daily continue (as the said petitioners
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complain) to infest the same place to the Ruin of Youth corruption
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of good Morals and detriment of Trade which disorders the petitioners
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the said Headboroughs alledge they some time since endeavouring
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to suppress were grievously assaulted and beaten. This Court upon
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Consideration of the premisses Doth for preventing such mischiefs
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for the future order that Mr.
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John Allen
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High Constable
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of
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Finsbury
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Division in the said County do forthwith issue forth his precepts to the
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respective Petty Constables and Headboroughs of the respective
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parishes and places in his said Division (on which Division the said
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place called
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doth lye) requireing them in Case any of the
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said Shewers or players of Interludes. plays or drolls or others
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shall Act Exhibite or shew any such interludes plays or drolls
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within the said Division or play at any unlawfull Game or Games to
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apprehend and Carry all persons so offending before one or more
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of his Majestys
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Justices of the peace
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for the said County to the
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end they may be punished according at Law And for that purpose
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this Court doth further order that the said High Constable do
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require the respective Constables and Headboroughs aforesaid
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to repair and go at such time and times as the said
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shall in this behalf appoint to the said place called
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in
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order to apprehend such persons as they shall find or see offending
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in the premisses aforesaid, And for the more effectual suppressing
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the Grievances aforesaid It is hereby recommended unto his
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Majestys Justices of the peace
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for this County residing in
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Finsbury
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Division aforesaid and every of them to meet at a House called or
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known by the Name or Sign of the Red Lyon near
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aforesaid on Monday Tuesday & Wednesday in Whitsun Week next
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at ten of the Clock in the forenoon and at such other times as they
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shall in this behalf appoint in Order to proceed against such
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Offenders as shall be brought before them by the said High
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Constable or other peace officers, according to Law, And the said
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High Constable
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& other peace Officers are required to be aiding
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and Assisting to the said
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Justices of the peace
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and to observe their
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Orders and directions for the more Effectual Suppressing and
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preventing the abuses aforesaid.
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