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Mercurius politicus, Number 315, 19th-26th June 1656 E.494[4]

House belonging. And shall not keep in his said House, or
other place to his House belonging, any Billiard Table, shovelboard-Tables,
Dice, Cards, Tables, Nine-pins, Loggets,
Quoits, Pigeon-holes, Bowling Alley, Or Bowling-Green,
nor shall suffer any person to lodge or stay in his House above
one day, and above one night, but such whose Christian-name
and Sirname he shall deliver to some one of the Constables or
other Officer of the same Parish the next day following, unless
they be such person or persons as he well knoweth, and will
answer for his or their forth-coming; nor shall suffer any person
dwelling in the said Parish to remain and continue Drinking
there except they are invited by Travellers, accompanying
them, and only during their necessary abode there, nor any
Labouring-man or Hindycrafts man above an hour at dinner
time, unless they lodge and victual in his said house, other
then for urgent occasions, to be allowed by two Justices of
the Peace. Nor shall buy or take to pawn any goods of wayfaring-men,
or any suspected persons; nor willingly harbour
in his said House, Barns, Stables, or other where, any Rogues,
Vagabonds, Sturdy beggers, or other notorious offenders
whatsoever; nor shall suffer any person or persons to sell or
utter any Beer, Ale, or other Victual by deputation or colour
of this Licence; nor shall keep or permit any other persons to
keep tipling in his or their Celler or Cellars. And shall also
keep the true assise and measure in his Pots, Bread, or otherwise
uttering of his Beer, Ale, and Bread; and the same Beer and
Ale to sell by sealed Measures, according to the assise, and no
otherwise; and shall not sell any strong or small Beer or Ale
above the Rates by Law appointed. That then this Recog[unr]ance
to be voyd, and of none effect, or else to stand and remain
in full force and virtue.
Agreeth with the Originall, and
is entred in the general Register }By Clerk
of the Peace there.
ONe Iron gray Gelating about Fourteen handful high, six years old,
with a long Thil
much incl[unr]d to white, and a white Face; he dath pace, trot, and gallop, strayed
from Loctington in the County of Leicester, the eighth day of this instant J[unr]ne. if
any one can give notice of him to William Bambrig of L[unr]ckington, in the County of
Leicester aforesaid, Esquire; or to Mr. Nathaniel Bale at the Sign of the Tobicco R[unr]
without Cripple-gate, London, they [unr] have menly shillings for their pains.
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