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Middx ss:
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Whereas Vice, Debauchery,
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and
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All Sorts of uncleaness and Fornication, have of late
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greatly revived, (notwithstanding the Co
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endable, Zeal and hearty Endeavours of the Worshipfull
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Magistracy of this County to discountenance and Punish the Same,) by means and Occasion
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of many lend and disorderly publick Houses, where vicious and wicked Persons, Night:Walkers,
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and others are entertaind, and constantly resort, for filthy Conversation and Practice; well
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knowing that their Evil Deeds are there Secreted and conceald: Which Practices, So Secretly com
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-mitted in Such Houses, manifestly tend to the Dishonour of Almighty God, And of the
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Christian Religion, to the Ruin of many Youth, and others, And are a reproach to the Inha
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-bitants of this County. We therefore the Grand Jury for the body of this County of Middx,
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in order
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to
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remove Such reproach, have, with what Diligence we could, enquired out the
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Names of the House:keepers, and the Places where Some Such Houses are kept, to the end
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that we might present them unto this Honorble. Court, in Order to their Reformation.
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And therefore, We do, upon Our Oaths, most humbly present, That,
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John Baker
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of the
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Parish of
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St. Giles in the fields
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in this County,
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Joseph Fenn
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of the Said parish.
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Elizabeth Dent
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Manaca
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als.
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Monica Canon
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of the Said Parish
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Rachel Robinson
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of the Said Parish.
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Mary Lacey
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of the Said parish
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James
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Bouskett
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of the Said parish, and
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Christopher Tomson
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Thompson
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parish of
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St Andrews Holborn
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, in this County; did Severally and respectively on the
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first day of February, in the Sixth Year of his present Majesty's Reign
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, at the Several
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Parishes where they Severally reside, herein before Particularly mentioned And for the Space
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of three Calendar Months before, and Since the Said day, and to this very day, keep, each
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of them, (at the respective Parishes, where by this Presentment they are respectively Said
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to reside) Publick Houses, where Comon Disorders, Fornication, Avowtry, and other
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of uncleaness are comitted between Men and Women disposed to comit Such wicked Deeds
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And they, and every of them, do frequently harbour Night:Walkers, and other Suspected Persons,
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whereby
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any Breaches of the Peace, and other Disorders are frequently comitted. To the dishone
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of Almighty God. To the evil Example of all others in like manner offending. To the repro
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and disquiet of the Neighbour hood, To the Comon & Publick Nusance of all his Majesty's good
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Subjects, And against the peace of our Sovereign Lord the King, his crown, and Dignity. And
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We make it our humble request unto this Honourable Court that this our Presentment
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may be framed into Severall Bills of Indictment at Comon Law, Severally found by Us,
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upon Such of the comissions as this Honble Court shall think fit to direct Witness our hands
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at
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Hicks's Hall
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this
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fifth day of March in the Sixth Year of the Reign
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of our most Gracious
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Sovereign Lord George by the Grace of God, of Great Britain France & Ireland, King, Defender
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of the Faith & Annoq Dom. 1719
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Hugh Loyd
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Nicholas Le Marechal
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James Trulove
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Henry Downes
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Tho Jones
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John Haughton
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Peter Stulser
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John Ward
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Math. Gastineau
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John Harrison
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Tho: Taylor
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Daniel Mullet
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Jno Mamtire
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