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therein Named or any three of us to meet at the Vestry Room belonging
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to the Parish Church of
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in this Liberty on
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Tuesday the 14th. day of July then next at 10 a Clock in the forenoon
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and at such other times and places as the sd. Referrers or any 3 of them
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Should think fit to Appoint & to Examine into the truth of the Alligations
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Contained in the sd. Petition And that the sd. Petionrs. and also the
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Constables of the parish of St. Pauls Covent Garden in the Sd. Liberty
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have Notice Given them by the High Constable or Cryer of this Court or
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his Deputy to Attend the sd. Referrers at the time and place aforesaid
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and their Other meetings on this Occasion And the sd. Referrers or
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any 3 of them were thereby desired to take the Examinations of the
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Petitionrs: and Such other persons as they should think fitt touching if:
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prmisses & to Grant Warrts. for the Apprehending prosecuting and
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Punishing of such persons as Should be found to be Offending in the
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prmisses & ought to be punished as Idle and Disorderly Persons as also such
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as keep Ill Governed & Disorderly Houses contrary to Law And the sd.
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Referrers or any 3 of them were desired to Report their proceedings in
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the prmisses And their Opinions there upon to the Court at the Next
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or any other General Quarter Sessions of the peace to be held for this
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Liberty That Such further proceeding might be had and taken
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therein as Should or agreeable to Law.
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That by Severall Orders of Sessions the matters of their
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Inquiry have been Extended to the parishes of St. Margts. Westmr. St. any
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Westmr. St. John the Evangelist St. James Westmr. and St. Georges in
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Hannover Square.
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That Some of us and other Justices of the peace named
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as Referrers in the sd. orders of Sessions met for the first time at
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Covent Garden
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Vestry on Tuesday the 14th. Day of July last & Chose
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Thomas Railton
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Esqr
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Chairman
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of this Comittee and Examined
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into the allegations of the sd. Petition & found the Same to be true
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And looke a Great number of Examinations upon Oath of the
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Petitioners & other persons Agst. these that kept Disorderly House
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and Immediately Issued out our Warrants Against them Some of
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whome have been committed to Prison for want of Surities and others
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Bound Over to the Sessions.
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That Complaints Still Continueing to be made of
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the Neighbours of such Disorderly practices this Committee has repeated
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their meetings at severall Vestry's in all 42 times.
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