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And it is also Ordered that the
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of the several
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Divisions and Hundreds of this County as also respective Petty
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Constables Headboroughs and other Peace Officers within the same do
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carefully exert themselves to put in execution the said Laws And
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that they take effectual care to prevent all Persons keeping Taverns
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Chocolate Coffee Ale
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, Beer or other Liquors, or receiving or permitting
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Guests to be or remain in such their Houses in the time of divine
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service on the Lords day as they will answer the contrary at their Peril
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And the said Justices do hereby earnestly exhort All Masters
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of Families within the said County more especially such as have
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Apprentices, that they, together with their Families and Apprentices duly
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attend divine service on the Lords day aforesaid; and in other respects
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comply with the uniform Practice of all devout Christians in the
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Solemnities proper thereto
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Order for the High Constables
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levy
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and pay
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the County
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ate with in their respect
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districts and pay, the
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same to the
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Complaint being made to this Court that the several High
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Constables of this County have not yet levied and paid to the Treasurer
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"the several Sums of Money Rated and Assessed upon the several Parishes
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and Place within this County by an Order of Court made at the last
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Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden in and for the said County It is
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Ordered that
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John Wild
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one of the
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Ossulston
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in this County do on sight hereof forthwith levy and pay to the
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of and for this County the several Sums of Money Rated and
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Assessed upon the several Parishes and Places within his District by the Order
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of Court abovementioned as he will answer for his Neglect at his Peril.
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The like Order upon the several other
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within the said Hundred
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ucher
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the Tap
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thereto adjd.
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be stopped up}
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This Court being informed that since the last Session of the
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Peace holden for this County three Prisoners confined in the
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had made their escape out of the said prison
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and having examined into the circumstances thereof and it appearing
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that the said Prisoners effected their escape over the Roof of the said
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Prison by means of a Rope affixed to an Iron Grapple and that there is
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reason to suspect such Rope was conveyed into the Prison through
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a Window in the Tap house adjoining to the said Prison It is
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