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<p n="962"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo1574">Whitehall</rs>
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1st. Septr. 1747.</p>
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<p n="964"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Entry of a Letter from<lb></lb>
the Earl of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo1575">Chesterfield</rs>
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<lb></lb>
one of his Majestys<lb></lb>
principal Secretarys of<lb></lb>
State for Suppressing<lb></lb>
unlawfull Gaming.}</note>
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being greatly concerned at the Notorious Immoralities<lb></lb>
and Vices daily committed and at the Robberys & Disorders which So<lb></lb>
often happen in the Streets of London & <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55602_geo1576">Westminster</rs>
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& parts adjacent<lb></lb>
and being informed that these Several Immoralities & Vices are greatly<lb></lb>
to be attibuted to the Encouragement given to Rogues and their<lb></lb>
Accomplices by Persons who keep Night Houses and Cellars which are<lb></lb>
resorted to by great Numbers of loose and disorderly Persons and that<lb></lb>
Gaming Houses and also the Places where Strong Liquors are drunk<lb></lb>
to excess contribute much to the Corruption of those of an Inferior<lb></lb>
Rank, And as it is evident that through the Means of Gaming Houses<lb></lb>
in particular many unfortunate Persons having been reduced to a<lb></lb>
want of Subsistance to take other most indirect and illegal Methods<lb></lb>
to Supply that want and fall into a Course of the most wicked Practices,<lb></lb>
has commanded me to recommend it in his Name in the Strongest<lb></lb>
manner to the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1074">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for the County of Middx to employ<lb></lb>
their utmost Care and Vigilance in preventing and Suppressing<lb></lb>
these Disorders, by holding frequently Petty Sessions for this purpose<lb></lb>
in their Several Parishes or other Divisions by calling before them<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1075">High Constables</rs>
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and other proper Officers under their Direction<lb></lb>
and giving them the Strictest Orders and Warrants from time to<lb></lb>
time as there Shall be Occasion to Search for apprehend<lb></lb>
Rogues, Vagabonds, idle and disorderly Persons in order to their<lb></lb>
being dealt with according to Law; And likewise to proceed with<lb></lb>
Rigour as well against those who keep the Said Night Houses or<lb></lb>
Cellars, Tipling or Gaming Houses or who practice or encourage<lb></lb>
unlawfull Gaming.</p>
<p n="965">And <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n965-1">his Majesty</rs>
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does further recommend to his Said Justices of the<lb></lb>
Peace that they or a Sufficient Number of them to take care personally<lb></lb>
to attend the Contables from time to time charged with their<lb></lb>
Warrants for the Purposes abovementioned that the Same may be<lb></lb>
the more effectually carried into Execution.</p>
<p n="966">And I am further to acquaint you and the rest of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n966-1">his Majesty</rs>
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's<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55602_occ1076">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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that <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n966-2">his Majesty</rs>
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is of Opinion that is would be<lb></lb>
of great use that no Licenses were granted for the keeping of any<lb></lb>
Publick Houses of what Denomination Soever where Gaming of<lb></lb>
any Sort is carried on.</p>
<p n="967">And <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55602_n967-1">his Majesty</rs>
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having very much at Heart the performance of this<lb></lb>
Service, wherein the Honour of his Government, the Preservation<lb></lb>
of the Peace, and the Safety of his Subjects are So much concerned,<lb></lb>
does further require the Said Justices in their respective Sessions to<lb></lb>
draw up in Writing from time to time an Account of their</p>
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