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P adjorn Sabh decimequarto die Octobris 1721.
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Order for prventing
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& removeing publique
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Nusances & annoyances
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This Court takeing into consideration the great Increase and
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Progress of the Plague abroad And that all proper precautions
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ought to be used at this time to preserve usfrom
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Infection Is of Opinion that in Order thereunto the Laws
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for preventing and removing all Publique Nusances and
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Annoyances within the Weekly Bills of Mortality in this
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County be put in Execution, and that such methods be taken
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for that purpose as herein after are specifyed (Vizt.)
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This Court being sensible that the suffering loose, idle
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common Beggars especially such as have sore Leggs or are
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otherwise Distempered to begg in the Streets and publique
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Passages may conduce to the Spreading any Infection
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among as Is of opinion And doth according Order that it be
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And It is hereby recomended and referred unto his Majtys.
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Justices of the peace
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for this County at their Petty sessions
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or Meetings in their severall Divisions within the said
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Weekly Bills of Mortality to give Orders to the Constable's
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Headboroughs
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and Bedells of the severall Parishes Hamblets
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Libertys and Places in such respective Divisions to apprehend
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all such Vagrants and Sturdy Beggars and to carry them
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before the Justices so assembled to be dealt with according to
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the directions in the Statute made in the Twelfth Year of the
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Reign of the late Queen Ann for Passing and punishing of
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Vagrants and Sturdy Beggars By which Act there is a
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Reward given of two shillings to every Inhabitant or other
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Person for every common Rogue Beggar or Vagabond which he
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or they shall apprehend and carry before any Justice of the
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Peace to be paid imediately by the Constable of the place
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and also a Penalty of twenty shillings on Constables for
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every default or neglect in apprehending or punishing such
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Rogues or Vagabonds which said Statute this Court is of
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Opinion ought to be Strictly and imediately put in Execution
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and the said Penalties Leavyer on all Constables in whose
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Districts such Comon Rogues or Beggars shall pass unapprehended
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