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To all and every the Constables & other Officers
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of the peace; for the City of London, & the
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Liberties thereof, whom these may concern
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and to the Porter of Bridewell Hospital
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London.
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to wit.}
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These are in his Majesties Name, to command you and
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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 Majesties Justices
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of the peace in and for the said
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City and Liberties by the Oath
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of
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with being a Rogue and Vagabond for
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having after the passing of a certain Act of Parliament,
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Intituled. An Act to render more effectual the Laws now in
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"being for suppressing un lawful Lotteries," to wit, on the
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twelfth
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day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand seven
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hundred and eighty eight
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at Number One
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Shoe Lane
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in
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the said City taken and received of and from the said Richard
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Symes the Sum of two Shillings and two Pence of lawful
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Money of Great Britain & in Consideration thereof then & there
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promising and agreeing to repay the said
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the Sum of One pound and one Shilling of like lawful Money
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if a certain Tickett No. 22 should be drawn fortunate or
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unfortunate on the twenty seventh Day of Drawing of
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the present English State Lottery contrary to the form of the Act
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of Parliament in such Case made and provided
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I do adjudge the said
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you the said Porter are required to
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receive and him in your Custody safely to keep until the
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next Quarter Session of the peace to be holden at the
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in and 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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