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<HEAD>THE PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAND-JURY, AT Ju&s;tice-Hall, IN THE OLD-BAYLY, On the 16th of <HI>January,</HI> 1683.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">We the Jurors, Sworn to Inquire for our Sovereign Lord the KING, of all Offences committed in the City of <HI>LONDON,</HI></HEAD>
<OPENER>Humbly pre&s;ent,</OPENER>
<P>THat notwith&s;tanding the many good Laws made for Retaining his Maje&s;ties Subjects in their due Obedience and Conformity to the Laws, and for the preventing of Conventicles, and unlawful A&s;&s;em|blies, on pretence of Religious Wor&s;hip, which have in all times been found Dangerous to the Government, and Nur&s;eries of Rebellion; and of which we have lately &s;een the Cur&s;ed Effects in the late Con&s;piracy again&s;t the Sa|cred Life of our Lord the King, his Royal Brother and his mo&s;t Ancient and mo&s;t Excellent Monarchy. Notwith&s;tanding the&s;e Laws many per&s;ons do yet ab&s;ent them&s;elves from their Pari&s;h Churches, and the u&s;e of the Sacra|ments of the Church, with Impunity. And frequent Conventicles are held, in which his Maje&s;ties Subjects are by Seditious and Di&s;loyal Di&s;cour&s;es with|drawn from their due Obedience.</P>
<P>Which mi&s;chiefes chiefly, as we conceive, ari&s;e by the general neglect of Church-Wardens, and Con&s;tables, who are entru&s;ted by the Laws with the Pro&s;ecution of tho&s;e Offences: And by rea&s;on of &s;o many Nonconformi&s;ts Preachers who walk, up and down the &s;treets openly, and re&s;ide within the &s;aid City, contrary to the known Laws.</P>
<P><HI>We do therefore earne&s;tly Pray that this Honorable Court, would be plea&s;ed to take effectual care, that the &s;aid Laws be duly and &s;trictly executed; And that the Con&s;tables and Church-war|dens be required for the future, faithfully and diligently, ac|cording to their re&s;pective capacities, to perform their Duties, according to their Oaths, and the Laws in that behalf provi|ded.</HI></P>
<P>And we farther take notice of the too great and general abu&s;e of the Lords-Day, by the great re&s;ort of per&s;ons to Taverns, Cof|fee-Hou&s;es, and Tippling-Hou&s;es, e&s;pecially in time of Divine Ser|vice and Sermon. And therefore pray that you would be plea&s;ed to cau&s;e the &s;aid Officers to do their Duties therein likewi&s;e.</P>
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<ITEM><HI>Tho. Vernon,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Tho. Goddard,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>William Gore,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>William Willis,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Ran. Manning,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>John Martin,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Richard Howes,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Tho. Hodges,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Jo&s;eph Woolhead,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Jo&s;ias Ewth,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>John Payne,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>William Fazakerley,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Jo&s;. Sparow,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>John Randall,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>David Prole,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Rich. Beauchamp,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Robert Minories.</HI></ITEM>
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<P><HI>London,</HI> Printed by <HI>George Croom,</HI> at the <HI>Blew Ball</HI> in <HI>Thames-&s;treet,</HI> over again&s;t <HI>Baynard</HI>'s <HI>Ca&s;tle,</HI> 1683.</P>
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