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<OPENER><SIGNED>By the Mayor.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<HEAD>To the Alderman of the Ward of <GAP DESC="blank"></HEAD>
<P>_IT being Repre&s;ented to Me, That &s;everal Rude and Di&s;orderly Per&s;ons have already begun, in a Riotous and Tumultuous manner, to throw <HI>SQ&V;IBS, SERPENTS,</HI> and other <HI>Fire-Works,</HI> in and about the Streets of this <HI>CITY,</HI> to the great Terrour, as well as endangering the Lives of His MAJESTY's Subjects, the apparent Breach of the Peace, and the &s;candal and di&s;honour of the Government of this City.</P>
<P>And it being Re&s;olved on by my Self and my Brethren the <HI>Aldermen,</HI> That for the future no <HI>Squibs, Serpents,</HI> or any other Fire-Works, &s;hall under colour of any Day of Solemnity, Fe&s;tival, or other pretence what&s;oever, be made, &s;old, flung or fired within this <HI>City</HI> or the <HI>Liberties</HI> thereof.</P>
<P>The&s;e are therefore (for the prevention thereof, and to the end that no Per&s;on may pretend Ignorance) to Require you, That you forthwith give Directions to your <HI>BEADLE,</HI> to go from Hou&s;e to Hou&s;e and Warn every Inhabitant within your Ward, That they do not permit their <HI>Children</HI> or <HI>Servants</HI> to make, throw, or fire any <HI>Fire-Works</HI> in the Streets, or out of their Hou&s;es, Balconies, or other Places; nor that they &s;uffer any Per&s;on to come into, or remain in their Hou&s;es, who may be guilty of &s;uch Offence.</P>
<P>And for the Exemplary Puni&s;hment of &s;uch as &s;hall be offending, You are hereby further Required to Injoyn the &s;everal <HI>Con&s;tables</HI> and <HI>Beadles,</HI> together with the <HI>VVatchmen</HI> of Your Ward, to be con|&s;tantly attending in every place of your Ward, (and more e&s;pecially every <HI>Evening</HI>) and that they apprehend and carry before Me, or &s;ome other of His MAJESTY's Ju&s;tices of the Peace of this City, all and every Per&s;on that &s;hall be found making, buying, &s;elling or throwing any <HI>Squibs, Serpents,</HI> or other <HI>Fireworks</HI> what&s;oever, in the Streets, or out of any Balconies, Hou&s;es, or any Place within this City or Liberties thereof.</P>
<P>And although it is the Duty of every &s;uch Officer, as well as every good Citizen, to &s;uppre&s;s &s;uch Mi&s;chiefs; yet for the Incouragement of them and all others to u&s;e their utmo&s;t Endeavours to that end, Every Per&s;on who &s;hall apprehend or di&s;cover any Per&s;on or Per&s;ons, making or throwing of <HI>Squibs, Serpents,</HI> or other <HI>Fireworks,</HI> as afore&s;aid, &s;o that he or they be pro&s;ecuted and convicted of the &s;aid Offence, &s;hall (over and above his Charges) have and receive the Sum of <HI>Ten Shillings,</HI> for every &s;uch Offender &s;o convicted.</P>
<P>And if any <HI>Con&s;table, Beadle,</HI> or other Officer, &s;hall be found omi&s;&s;ive of, or neglecting their Duty, or concealing any Offender, they &s;hall be pro&s;ecuted for &s;uch their Neglect, Default or Concealment, according to the utmo&s;t Severity of the Law.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Dated <DATE>the Thirteenth Day of October, 1697.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>Goodfellow.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>Printed by SAMUEL ROYCROFT, Printer to the Honourable City of LONDON, 1697.</P>
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