Grand Jury Presentments On Libel And Liquor Shops
The Middlesex Grand Jury denounces a pamphlet as impious and scandalous and urges punishment of its authors printers and publishers. They also condemn Geneva liquor shops as public nuisances fostering debauchery laziness and crime, causing poverty and social decay. They call for speedy regulation to curb disorderly houses and protect the realm and public welfare.