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<DATE>2014-07-14</DATE>
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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<HEAD><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>arms of London</FIGDESC>
</FIGURE> Pritchard Mayor.</HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>Martis Vice&s;imo primo die</HI> Novembr', 1682. <HI>Annoque Regni Regis</HI> CAROLI <HI>Secundi,</HI> Angl', &amp;c. xxxiv^o.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>_WHEREAS this City and Liberties thereof, and e&s;pe|cially the Street of <HI>Cornhill</HI> and Pa&s;&s;ages about the <HI>Royal Exchange,</HI> and <HI>Coffee-Hou&s;es,</HI> are much pe&s;tered with a &s;ort of Loo&s;e and Idle People called <HI>Hawkers,</HI> who do daily Publi&s;h, Cry, and Sell Seditious Books, Scurrilous Pamphlets, and Scandalous printed Pa|pers, contrary to Law, and to the great Scandal of the Government of this <HI>CITY;</HI> For the Suppre&s;&s;ing of whom divers Orders and Provi&s;ions have been for|merly made by this Court. NOW, for the Regulation thereof, and more effectual putting in Execution of the Laws again&s;t &s;uch Offenders, This <HI>COURT</HI> doth think fit to Authorize, Appoint and Command <HI>Robert Ste|phens,</HI> Me&s;&s;enger for the <HI>Pre&s;s,</HI> and the <HI>Mar&s;hals</HI> of this City, and all and every the <HI>Con&s;tables</HI> thereof, from time to time, to take Care that no Per&s;ons what&s;oever (by way of Hawking, or Crying of Books or Pamphlets in the Streets of this City) do from henceforth Sell, Cry, Publi&s;h or Di&s;per&s;e any <HI>Books, Pamphlets,</HI> or other <HI>Printed Papers</HI> in the &s;aid Streets, or in any other place within this City or Liberties thereof. And the &s;aid <HI>Robert Ste|phens,</HI> the <HI>Mar&s;hals</HI> and <HI>Con&s;tables,</HI> are hereby Required to give their Atten|dance and utmo&s;t A&s;&s;i&s;tance in the Apprehending of all &s;uch Hawkers and Offenders, and bring them before the <HI>Right Honourable the Lord MAYOR</HI> of this City, or &s;ome other of his <HI>MAJESTIES Ju&s;tices of the Peace</HI> thereof, to be &s;ent and &s;et to hard Labour at <HI>Bridewel,</HI> or otherwi&s;e to be dealt withal according to Law.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Wag&s;taffe.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>Printed by <HI>SAM&V;EL ROYCROFT,</HI> Printer to this Honourable City, 1682.</P>
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