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if such Justice dwells within ye week
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of mortality
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and receive from him or them an Acct of the Offence &
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charge agt such offender And this Especially in Cases of Suspiction of Felony & in all Parochial
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Cases as Bastardy keeping of disorderly Hunses prosecucons
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agst Parish Officers & the like,
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Suspiction & alsoe
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of Suspiction
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of Folowg.
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That they do not Grant Licenses for selling of Ale Beer
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or other Liquors by what to any Person living out of the
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Parish where the said Justice dwells or is concerned
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unless in Cases where no acting Justices dwell within
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the Parish & in Such Cases that they be desired to Confine
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themselves to their respective Divisions. And that ever
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in their own Parishes or Divisions, they Great no License
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to any whose License has bin taken away or Supprest or
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refused to be renewed by other Justices without acquainting
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ye Justices who supprest or refused to renew ye same
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That for avoiding appression by Informers & other great
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Inconveniences is putting in execucon the Laws agst such
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Persons who sell drink
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or other
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on Sundays or in short
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& unsealed Measures or neglect to set up Lights & in
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all other offences of the like nature they do confine
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themselves to the respective Parishes wherein they dwell
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& if any come to inform agst Persons living in distant
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Parishes that they do first direct Such Informers to
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apply to Some Justice within the Parish where ye Offender
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lives & if no Justice
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within that Parish then to Some
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Justice within that division.
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That for the more strict observance of ye Several
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Orders already made or to be made by this Court
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for the better and more Effectually obliging Constables
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Headboroughs & other Peace Officers to do therir Dutys
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& to Soe that the Laws & statutes of this Kingdom
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and the Orders of this Court be put in Execucon
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it is particularly recommended to the Justices to be
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Watchful over ye officers of their Parishes & in their
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Divisions & where they find any neglect or abuse
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in them to take Some proper care that ye Officers
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so offending may be punished according to their
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Demerit.
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That for preventing publik Clamer & Law Suits
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occasioned by Justices who living at a distance
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shall or may
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applyed to in or be
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take upon them
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to pass the Accts of Overseers
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of distant Parishes to make & grant poores
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or
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any other Parochiall Rates to give orders for the releif of ye poor or ye like
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several acting Justices live in the said Parishes or in the neighbourhood
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The Justices of this County are desired to for bear
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acting in any of the aforesaid or like cases in any
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Parish where there are Justices inhabiting or in
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case no acting Justices inhabits in the sd Parish
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to refer ye matters to the Justices of the neighbouring
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parishes
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