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<p n="317">His Majesty having bean pleased to issue his Royal Proclamation commanding<lb></lb>
<del>for a general Fast to b observed</del>
that a public Foot and humiliation be in most devout and solemn Manner observed throughout <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50670_geo342">England</rs>
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and other his Dominions on Friday the twenty seventh<lb></lb>
Day of February instant for obtaining Pardon of our Sins and other<lb></lb>
religions Purposes, and the<lb></lb>
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<del>The</del>
Right Reverend the Bishops having signified their Concern at the<lb></lb>
increasing Neglect and irreligious disregard of Good Friday and an carnest<lb></lb>
desire. of the assistance of the Magistrates towards the remedy of so great an<lb></lb>
evil His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50670_occ131">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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for this County in Obedience by his Majesty's Will and Pleasure as signified in and by the said Proclamation and ever desirous to<lb></lb>
co-operate with our Spiritual Guides and Governours in promoting Religion and<lb></lb>
Virtue and being also ever ready to exert their Authority and influence, as well in the restraint,<lb></lb>
as the Punishment of Profaneness and Immorality Do hereby order and strictly<lb></lb>
require of all <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50670_occ132">Victuallers</rs>
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and Keepers of Public Houses, exercising their Callings<lb></lb>
under the License of the said Justices, that on the approaching Day of the general Fast and also of the<obscured></obscured>
Fast of Good<lb></lb>
Friday they suffer no resort of Persons to their respective Houses for the<lb></lb>
purpose of Drinking or Tipling; But that during the time of Dwine Service<lb></lb>
on each of those<del>that</del>
days they keep the same That as hath been accustomed on Solemn<lb></lb>
Fast Days on pair of Forfeiture of their recognizances which bind them to<lb></lb>
the observance of good Rule and Order in their Houses. And the said Justices<lb></lb>
Do hereby further order and strictly<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
require the several High Constables of this County together<lb></lb>
with the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50670_occ133">Petty Constables</rs>
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in their respective Hundreds and Divisions as well<lb></lb>
within Liberties as without, that they diligently attend to the conduct and<lb></lb>
behaviour of Victuallers and other persons aforesaid in this respect: and that<lb></lb>
on the first day of the next General Quarter Session of the Peace to be holden<lb></lb>
for this County they make a return in writing of the Names of all such persons<lb></lb>
aforesaid as they shall find offending in the Premises to the end that due</p>
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