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<p n="671">Play and Gaming which hath manifestly tended to the<lb></lb>
encouragement of Vice and Immorality and to the debauching<lb></lb>
and running of Servants Apprentices and others, and also to<lb></lb>
the disturbance of the Publick Peace by one occasioning Quarretis<lb></lb>
Riots Tumults and other Disorders, which Players of<lb></lb>
Interludes are by Law deemed and declared Rogues and<lb></lb>
Vagabonds, and the acting of Such Plays, Drolls & other<lb></lb>
Shows and the keeping of publick Gaming Tables or Gaming<lb></lb>
Houses are contrary to the Laws and Statutes of the Realm<lb></lb>
For the preventing of which Mischiefs for the<lb></lb>
future It is thought fit and Ordered by this Court that <obscured></obscured>
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And It is hereby recommended and referred unto <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n671-1">his Majesty</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ748">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the said County of Middx residing<lb></lb>
within the said respective Divisions in which the said For<lb></lb>
above specifyed or any of them are holden or to any two or<lb></lb>
now of them by Warrant or Order to be granted under their<lb></lb>
hands and Seals as often as they Shall think needful to order<lb></lb>
and require the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ749">High Constable</rs>
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of that Division in which such<lb></lb>
Fairs or any of them are holden and wherein such Justices<lb></lb>
reside to Summon and taken to his Assistance from time to<lb></lb>
time the Several Petty Constables and Headboroughs within<lb></lb>
the said Division (whom this Court doth require to aid and<lb></lb>
assist him herein) or so many of them as he shall think<lb></lb>
Sufficient for this Purpose, and that he the said High<lb></lb>
Constable together with such Petty Constables & <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ750">Headboroughs</rs>
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whom he shall so take to this Assistance do apprehend all<lb></lb>
and every Players of Interludes Plays or Drolls and other<lb></lb>
Persons who shall Act Exhibite or Shew any such Interludes<lb></lb>
Plays or Drolls or play at or encourage or procure any<lb></lb>
unlawful Game or Games to be played at in any Playhouse<lb></lb>
Booth Shed or other place in or near such Fair or Fairs<lb></lb>
And that the said <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ751">High Constable</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ752">Petty Constables</rs>
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and Headboroughs as his Assistants do carry all & every<lb></lb>
Person or Persons so offending before one or more of his<lb></lb>
Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the Said County to the end</p>
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