Tichborne

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Mayor. Tuesday the twenty sixth of May 1657.

WHereas the late Ordinances touching Hackney Coaches and Hackney Coachmen within the City of London and Places adjacent, are annulled and made void by authori­ty of Parliament from and after the Twenty fourth day of June now next ensuing: And it is by experience mani­fest that by the said Coaches standing and pestring the Streets, the Common passages are hindred and made dangerous, and a great disturbance and annoyance thence ariseth and manifold inconveniences are occasioned to Inhabitants and Passengers: This Court therefore doth hereby annull and make void all grants or Lycences made or Granted at any time heretofore by this Court, by vir­tue of the said Ordinances, to any Person or Persons for the keeping or imploying of any Hackney Coach or Coa­ches and Horses and all rules and Orders touching or concerning the standing and Regula­ting of the same; And doth further Order that from and after the said Twenty fourth day of June no Hackney Coachman whatsoever nor servant to any Hackney Coachman shall stand or remaine in any the Streets, Lanes or Passages of this City with his or their Coach or Coaches and Horses so as to annoy or incumber the same, Vpon Paine to be strictly and severely prosecuted and punished according to Law, And all Constables and other Officers and Ministers within this Citie and Liberties whom it may concerne are Required to be ayding and Assisting in their severall places, whereby such as shall wilfully offend in the pre­mises may be apprehended and brought [...] fore some Iustice of the Peace of the same City and thereupon may be proceeded against according to the demerits of the offendors, And to the end that all persons Concerned may take notice hereof and not think to excuse themselves by pretence of ignorance, Coppies of this Order are to be dispersed and affixed in all con­venient places of this City and Liberties.

Sadler.

Printed by James Flesher, Printer to the Honorable City of London.

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