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Mon 10 Dec
WOKINGHAM
The Magistrates of this town, give notice, that a BUSHEL, and other Measures
affixed conformable to the WINCHESTER STANDARD, will be immediately
procured, and deposited with the Clerk of the Market, to whom all persons desirous of
having their Measures made true and sealed according to the Statute, are desired to
apply.
The above Magistrates, in concurrence with the resolution of his Majesty’s Justices
of the Peace for the county, acting for the Forest division at their last meeting, also
give notice that after the last day of December instant, they will, in all instances,
enforce the law respecting the use of the Winchester Standard Measure within this
town and neighbourhood.
Wokingham, Dec. 6 1792.

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Mon 31 Dec
Wanted immediately, a Journeyman PLUMBER and GLAZIER,--A sober steady man
in the above business, who is a good workman, may meet with constant employ, by
applying to Mr. James Haywood, Plumber, Glazier, and Painter in Wokingham.---
Wages no object.

WOKINGHAM, Dec 14, 1792
At a Meeting of the Members of the Corporation and others, Inhabitants of this
Town and Neighbourhood,
It is unanimously Resolved,
That, highly sensible of the many great blessings and advantages which the laws of
this Kingdom insure to all ranks of people, we conceive it is our duty to wellwishers
to the peace, happiness and prosperity of the nation, to declare our determination to
hand forward, and use our utmost exertions to preserve inviolate our present happy
Constitution, and to detect and bring to punishment all persons who shall by any
means attempt to promote Sedition, or infringe the Laws and Liberties of the Country.
And we do admonish all Publicans within our jurisdiction, not to suffer any Meetings
in their respective houses to be held for seditious purposes, or for any other purposes,
or for any other purpose which may tend to a Breach of the Peace and we do charge
all our Officers to be very vigilant in apprehending all disturbances of the Peace that
they may be punished as the law directs.
That these Resolutions be inserted in the next Reading Mercury; and that they be
left at Mr. Robert’s office for the signature of any gentleman or inhabitant of the
neighbourhood.
At a Meeting of the Deputy Lieutenants and Magistrates of the County of BERKS,
acting for the FOREST DIVISION, held at the Old Rose Inn, in WOKINGHAM, this
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11 day of December 1792,
It was unanimously Resolved
That we will, to the utmost of our power, support our present happy Constitution as
by Law establishes; both in Church and in State; and that we will exert our best
endeavours to suppress all riotous, seditious, or unlawful Meetings, which may be
held in our neighbourhood, and punish with the utmost severity of the law all persons
who may be found assembling to disturb the Peace of the Country.
All Publicans harbouring any seditious persons, or suffering any unlawful Meetings
to be held in their houses, will be punished as the law directs and refused any Licence
in future; and all persons who may hear or know of any unlawful assembly to be held

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