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play p at unlawfull games & behave themselves after a very
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comitt severall thefts & take opportunitys of makeing
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disorderly manner in the time of divine service & sermon
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observacons where to break into peoples houses to comitt
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felonys &
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danger
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disturbance of his Maties
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Subjects
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inhiteing within the weekly bills of mortality
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in this County
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This Cort is of opinion and doth
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unianmously declare that the goeing with, driveing
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& useing of such wheelbarrows laden wth: goods &
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wares as aforesd. in & abt. the sd. Publique streets, lanes,
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open passages, & places within the weekly bills of mortality in this County & freguently
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standing therein to sell put off & utter the same are
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comon unsances & a great stopping obstructing &
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hindrance to his Maties. Subjects goeing passing &
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travelling there abt. their necessary busyness & lawfull
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occasions, And that the misbehaviour of
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such idle psons
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under prtending
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of wandring about to clean
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shoes on the Lords day as aforesd. doe frquently
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is a great distrubance to his Maties. subjects, and that some speedy
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comit thefts & are dangerous to his Maties. Subjects, And
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nemedy ought to be taken for the prvencon thereof for the future
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Andtherefore It is thought fit & Ordered by this Court that
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the high Constables of the severall Divisions within the
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weekly bills of mortality in the County doe forthwith
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issue out their precepts to the severall petty Constables
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& Headboroughs in their severall Divisions within the
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sd. weekly bills of mortality strictly requireing & comanding
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them to make diligent search and to apprehend & take
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up all such persons as they shall find soe useing &
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driveing such wheelbarrows wth. goods & wares in them
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as aforesd.
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& alsoe
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in any of the foot paths, publique streets,
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lanes, open passages or other places within the weekly bills of mortality
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at aforesd.
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in this County
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