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peace which this Court doth order to be left with the
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Clerk of the Peace
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to be
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delivered outorsent to the acting Justices of the Peace of this County And it
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appearing to this Court that Mr.
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John Higgs
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hath been at great trouble and
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pains in attending the said Justices transcribing the said publick orders
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into one volume and in and about Causing the same to be printed It is
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thereupon Ordered that the said Mr. Higgs be allowed the sum of ten Guineas
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for his trouble and pains abovementioned and that he being Treasurer of
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this County do retain the same to his own use out of the rents of the Estate
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belonging to the said County and that the same be allowed to him upon his
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account And it is further ordered by this Court that the sum of ten pounds
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nineteen shillings & ten pence be paid by the said Mr. Higgs as Trearer out of the said County
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rents unto
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Mr.Franklin
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Printer
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due to him upon his Bill for
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printing the said 500 volumes and folding and sowing on blue paper
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to Cover the same in full of his said Demand and that his reciept
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together with this order shall be a sufficient discharge to the said
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Mr. Higgs
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for such payment.
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By Adjornment on Thursday ye.
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22d. day of Feb: 1753
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before
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Luke Robinson
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Esqr.
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Jno. Crosse
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Bart
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Tho: Lane
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Vigerus Edwards
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Esqrs
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. and others.
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Order against Drivers
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of Wheelbarrows
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Dice & Throwers at Cocks
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Etc.}
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It being represented unto this Court on this twenty second day of February
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instant that divers loose idle and disorderly Persons being drivers of
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Wheelbarrows with Dice, go about the Streets Lanes and Allies and open
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places in
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Westminster
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Division,
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the Tower
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Division Holborn Division
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Finsbury Division
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and other Divisions in this County inticing and seducing
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servants
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Apprentices
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and other unwary Persons to throw and play at Dice
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which such Drivers of Wheelbarrows, who Cheat and defraud them of their
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Moneys, which this Court doth adjudge to be a publick Grievance And it
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being further represented to this Court that severall other Loose Tole
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and disorderly Persons do in a Riotous Manner, in open Defiance of
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the Laws frequently meet together and throw at Cocks, and other
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Fowls with great Sticks in the publick streets and places, within the
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Divisions aforesaid, whereby his Majestys Subjects, passing and repass
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upon their lawfull Occasions, are very much incommoded, and in danger
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of being maimed in their Links, or very much hurt by throwing the
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aforesaid Sticks, and that such Streets and Places are infested
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with Gamesters of various kinds who use and exercise unlawfull
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Play and Gaming. This Court upon Consideration of the Premisses.
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doth for the suppressing such Disorders and Mischiefs as aforesaid
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Order, that the respective
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High Constables
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of the said respective
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Divisions, do summon and take to their respective Assistances
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