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To all and every the Constables & other
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Officers of the Peace for the City of
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London & the Liberties thereof whom these
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may Concern and to the Porter of Bridewell
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Hospital London
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These are in his Majesties Name to command you an
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every of you the said Constables, forthwith safely, to convey
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& deliver into the Custody of the said Porter the Body of
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being charged before me one of his
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Majesties Justices of the Peace
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in and for the said City and
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Liberties by the Oath of
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with being a
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Rogue & Vagabond for having after the passing of a certain Act of
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Parliament, Intituled an Act to render more effectual the
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"Laws now in being for suppressing unlawful & Lotteries"
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(to wit) on the
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Eleventh Day of March in the year of our
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Lord One thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Eight
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at
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Number Sixteen
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Ludgate Hill
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in the said City taken
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and received of and from the said
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the Sum
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of Four Shillings and Ten-Pence of lawful
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Money of Great Britain & in consideration thereof then
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& there promising & agreeing to repay the said
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the Sum of Two Pounds and Two Shillings
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of like lawful Money if a certain Ticket No. 20888
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should be drawn fortunate or unfortunate on the Twenty Seventh day of the
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Drawing of the present English state Lottery contrary to the form
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of the Act of Parliament in that Case made and provided
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& therefore I do adjudge the said
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-to be a Rogue
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& Vagabond which said
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you the said Porter
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are required to receive & him in your Custody safely to keep until
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the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be holden at the
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in & for the said City to be further dealt with
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according to Law And for your so doing this shall be
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to you and each of you a sufficient Warrant Given under
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my Hand and Seal this
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13th day of March 1788
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