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Whereas there are several STROLLERS, or STAGE-PLAYERS, MOUNTEBANKS, ROPE DANCERS and others, who flew MOTIONS and STRANGE SIGHTS, wander about the Country with forged Licenfes, pretended to be granted from His Majefty's Office of the Revels in Whitehall; Thefe are therefore to give notice to all Perfons, who at prefent have Licenfes for that purpofe, which are not yet expired, that they forthwith bring them into CHARLES KILLEGREW, Efq.; Mafter of the Revels, to the end that they may have the fame renewed under His Hand and Seal, and Printed in Red and Black Letters, for the difcovery of fuch abufes; and all Juftices of the Peace, Mayors, Prieffs, Bayliffs, Conftables, Headpeaces, and other Officers, are hereby defired to apprehend and punifh according to Law, all fuch Perfons who shall continue the faid abufes; and fuch alfo as have no Lycenfe from the faid CHARLES KILLEGREW, (and no Lycenfes are granted from the faid Office but for twelve moneths, and no longer, and ought to be renewed every year). Alfo there are to give notice to the perſons aforefaid, not to be impoſed upon by a late Pamphlet, to alter the anient Caufton. 1681.

All Perfons concerned are hereby defired to take notice of and fupprefs all MOUNTEBANKS, ROPE-DANCERS, BALLAD SINGERS, &c., that have not a Licenſe from the Maſter of His Majefty's Revels, (which for the prefent year are all printed with Black Letters, and the King's Arms in Red), and particularly SAMUEL RATHERFORD and * * * IRCH, Mountebanks, and WILLIAM BEVELL and RICHARD OLDSWORTH; and all thofe that have Licenſes with Red and Black Letters, are to come to the Office to change them for Licenſes as they are now altered. April 17, 1684.

We, the Grand Jury for the Body of this County of Middleſex, being ſenſible of our duty, to make Preſentation of all fuch matters and things as are Public Enormities and Inconveniences, and being encouraged by the noble example of the Magiſtracy of the City of London, in their late proceedings againſt BARTHOLOMEW-FAIR, do prefent, as a Publick Naſuice and Inconvenience, the yearly riotous and tumultuous Affemblie, in a place called Brookfield, in the Parifh of St. Martin in the Fields, in this County, call'd MAY FAIR, in which place many loofe, idle, and diſorderly perſons do rendezvoue and draw and allure young Perfons, Servants and others, to meet there to game and commit lewd and diſorderly practices, to the great corruption and debauchery of their Virtue and Morals, and in which many and great riots, tumults, breaches of the peace, open and notorious lewdneſs, and murder itſelf have been committed, and are likely to be committed, if not prevented by ſome faire and prudent Method; And for that the faid faire being to near Her Majeftries Palaces, it is and may be very dangerous to Her Royal Perſon and Governmenſt, by ſeditions and unreafonable men, taking thereby an occafion to execute their moſt Werked and Traitorous Deſigns. Wherefore and becaufe the faid Fair, as it is now uſed, both actually is, and has ſo fatal a tendency to the corruption of Her Majefty's Subjeſts, violation of Her Peace, and the Danger of Her Perſon. We humbly con-

ceive it worthy the care of thofe in power and authority to reſcify the fame. Nov. 29, 1708.

Laft week a Proclamation was iſſed for pre-
venting and fuppreffing the Diforders of MAy
FAIR, taking notice of the several Prefentments
by the Grand Juries againſt the faid Fair, as a
place for entertaining loofe, idle, and diſorderly
people, with PLAYS, INTERLUDES, and PUPPET-
SHews, GAMING, and other diſorderly PASTIMES,
to the great encouragement of all manner of vice
and debauchery. *The Poytman, May 5, 1709.*

To all MOUNTEBANKS, TRAVELLING, COMPANIES, INN-KEEPERS, &c.

Whereas on Sunday, July 4, 1790, Samuel Bell, my apprentice, did abſent himſelf from my bufineſs without my leave or knowledge, and has not ſince been heard of, this is to caution all perſons not to keep or harbour him after this publick notice, as I ſhall in firſt cafe Protecſe any Perſon or Perſons with whom he may be found. Samuel Bell is about five feet five inches, dark complexion, black hair, which he wears tied, had on when he went away, a blue coat, black breeches, and half boots, is about 19 years of age; a very good TUMBLER, and can throw a great number of Flip-Flaps, &c., plays the Clari-net, and takes ſnuff.

N.B. Whoever will give notice of him to me,
Mr. P. ASTLEY, at the Royal Groves, Woffminfter
Bridge, fo, as he may be ſecured, ſhall be rewarded
for their trouble.

A few days ſince the Rev. JOHN WESLEY
was married to Mrs. Vazel, of, Threadneede
Street, an agreeable dowland lady, with a large
fortune.—Feb. 1751.

Rome, March 20.—Monday Sir William Stanhope being admitted with three other English Gentlemen, to an audience of the THE PORE, prefented him in a gold box with ſome of the beſt rhubarb; which being a drug much uſed by his holinſes, was very graciously received. —1756.

It is faid Mr. THE. CIEBER, the comedian,
Mr. MADDOX, the well known Performer on the
wire at Sadler's Wells, and Mifs WILKIN-
SON, were paffengers on board the Dublin
Merchant, Capt. White, which is loſt on the
coast of Scotland.—Nov. 1758.

Yefterday, December 13, a woman ſtood on
the pillory at the end of Catherine Street, for
keeping a diſorderly houſe in that neighbourhood.
—1759.

Saturday died Mrs. Wilks, widow, miſtrefs of the Cock Inn in Alderſgate Street, judged to be one the biggeſt women in England. —January 1762.

Several journeyman bakers of this city having
refused to bake on Sundays, licenſes have been
granted to 40 non-freemen, and many more will
foon be allow'd the fame privileges.—Feb. 1762.

The gentleman who was ſo severely ridiculed
for bad ſherfmanship, under the title of Johny
Gilpin, died a few days ago at Bath, and has left
an unmarried daughter, with a ſort of
20,000l.—Nov. 1790.

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A HISTORY OF QUACK DOCTORS.

In Edward the Sixth's reign, one GRIG, a pouter in Surry, was ſet in the pillory at Crodon, and again in the Borough during SOUTHWARK FAIR, for cheating people out of their money, by pretending to cure them by charms, by only looking at the patient, or by caſing his water.

In the reign of James the firſt, the Council
difpatched a warrant to the Magiſtrates of the City
of London, to take up all reputed EMPIRICKS, and
bring them before the Cenſors of the College, to
examine how properly qualified they were to be
truſed either with the limbs or lives of his Ma-
jefty's ſubjeſts. Dr. LAMB, a moſt noted quack
and one who had acquired a large fortune by his
pretended medicines, was at laſt obliged to confes
he knew nothing of phyſick. READ and Wood-
HOUSE, two other contemporary quacks were
likewise brought to juſtice, and acknowledged the
fame. In Stowe's *Chronicle* we read of a WATER-
CASTER being ſet on horſe-back, his face to the
horſe's tail, which he held in his hand, with a
collar of urinals about his neck, led by the hang-
man through the City, whipped, branded, and
then banifhed.

In King William's time FAIRFAX was ſined and imprifon'd for doing great damage to ſeveral people by his Aqua Cefleſis. One Anthony with his Aurum Potabile; ARTHUR DEE for adverſing medicines which he gave out would cure people of all diſeafes; FOSTER, for ſelling a powder for the green kinkneſs; TENANT, an urine-caſter, who ſold his pills for fix pounds each; AIREs for ſelling purging fugar plumbs; HUNT was puniſhed for putting bills up in the freets for the cure of diſeafes; PHILIPS, a diſtiller, for ſell-ing his ſtrong waters, with directions what they were good for, and how perſons were taken to them.

Quack medicines, which now every dablender
dels in, are in unſkilful hands dabeſt; and
we find in our records ſeveral perſons brought to
condign puniſhment for administering firſh com-
poſitions ignorantly. Particularly one JOHN NOT
was ſined and imprifon'd for having killed ſundry
perſons, with ſome of thofe before-mentioned
dangerous medicines. THOMAS SCARLET, and
two more women were ſeverely puniſhed for
tampering with mercurial medicines.
*London Chronicle*, March 12, 1763.

ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE FORTUNE PLAY-HOUSE, ſituate between White-croſs Street and Goulding Lane, in the Parifh of St. Giles CRIPPLE-GATE, with the Ground thereto belonging, is to be Let to build upon, where 23 Tenenſes may be ereſed, with Gardens; and a Street may be cut through, for the better accommodation of the Building. Inquire of Mr. Jenkins, a ſcrivener in Blackfriars.—Feb. 21, 1661.

ON Saturday laſt was ſleft out of WHITEHALL,
a small blew Bitch Greyhound, with a white
neck and breſt, of His Highneſs PRINCE RU-
PERTS: if any perſon hat taken her up, he
is defred to bring her to His Highneſs lodgings in
the Stone-Gallery, where he ſhall be well rewarded for
his pains.—April 1668.

LOſt on Friday laſt, from St. JAMES's, a white
Tumbler Bitch, one ſide of the head reddiff,
part of the tail towards the rump of the fame colour.
Whoever brings the ſaid Bitch to her Highneſs
the LADY ANN's Back-flaſts, ſhall have a Guiney
reward.—Sept. 1678.

THE Heſe are to give Notice, that during His
Majeftries being at WINDSOR, there will go a
POST thither every Evening from the General
Letter Office in Lumburd Street.—July 1678.

LOſt out of a perſon's pocket upon Wedneſday
night, being the 27th of November, betwixt
Princes Street and St. John's Street, an old flat
SILVER WATCH, with a ſuſded caſe, and little
knobs againſt each hour to feel what's a clock.
It was made by John Bayes. Whoever brings it
to Mr. Adams, a barber, in Stanbop Street, near
Clare Market, ſhall have twenty ſbillings reward.
—1678.

S Tolen or ſrayed out of WARWICK FIELD, the 24th of December laſt, on the back-side of WARWICK HOUSE, in Holborn, a grey mare, be-twixt 13 and 14 hands, a bob tail, and very well ſhapp'd, all her paces. Alfo a black mare colt, a year and a half old, a ſtar in the ſorehead, a ſlip on the noſe, the off foot behind white. Whoever gives notice of them to Robert Stanton, at the Red Lyon Inn in Holborn, ſhall have a very good re-ward.—1678.

THE Maſters of His Majeftries COCKPIT do
defire all Gentlemen that love that Game, to
fend in their Cocks to the Pitt at NEWMARKET
in their ſeafonable time as they may be made fit to
ſight; they intending to begin the Cock-match on
the 15th of March. And there ſhall be Feeders
ready to take care of their Cocks.—Feb. 1679.

S Tolen the 29th of September out of Mrs.
Fletcher's Backbouſe in the STRAND. Five
Small Pictures of about a Foot and a half ſquare,
viz.: One by Mr. Philip Thoverman, being a
Robbery, with a Pybal-horſe, and a Man dragging
along Murdered, with others. Another of Mr.
Eychout, with four figures, whereſoever two are play-
ing at Cards. One of Mr. Vanderneers, being a
Moonſhine. And two of Mr. John Wyckes, being
two ſeafons of the year, Autumn and Midſummer;
all in carv'd gilded frames, Whoever ſhall bring
News of them to the ſaid Mr. William Fletcher,
ſhall be well rewarded for their pains. 1679.

A Fat young Black, about 18 years of age, with a ſcar in his cheek, a little how legg'd, he wants a toe in his left foot, with a grey livery, lined with green ſearge, a green pair of ſlockings, and a grey hat; Whoever gives notice of him, at the Grey-hound, in Gracechurch Street, ſhall be well rewarded for their pains.—Auguſt 1680.

THE Heſe are to give Notice, that the famous Library of that very learned Gentlemen, and Great Antiquary, Sir Edward Byſhe, Clarendouſous King of Arms, lately deſeated, will be expoſed to ſale by way of Auctiſon, on the 15th. of November next at Mr. Dunmore's boſe, next door to the Woolpack in Ivy Lane, near Paternofter Rows, the Catalogues will be diſtributed gratis, at Mr. Took's Bookſeller at the Ship, in St. Paul's Churchyard.—1680.