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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Severall watchmen of the aforesaid parishes and
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places, and examinacon of the Said Constables that
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Such collections are not competent to answer the
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charge of Setting a more Sufficient and able watch
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than is at present Thereby (in Some great measure) to
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prevent the frequent robberys Etc that are committed,
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And the rather because it appeares that greatd
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deficiencys usually attend Such colleccons which must
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be cheifly attributed to the want of a legal authority
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whereby to compell the Inhabitants to pay the Same,
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There being in that Division one halfe atleast who
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peremptorily refuse paying towards the watch,
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And the Committee found by another Report from the
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Justices acting in the large
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parish of St. Giles in the fields
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That with respect to the greatness thereof the watch
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is very defective & insufficient in Number and (what is
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Yet more inconvenient) very backward & unwilling to
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comply with the directions of the Justices of the peace as
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to the hours of watching, complaining of the Small
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pay they receive from the Constables as no ways
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equall to their pains and labour especially now they
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are obliged to watch two hours longer than usuall
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without any increase in their pay Notwithstanding
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the great Sumes of money annually collected by the
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Constables under pretence of providing Sufficient
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watch, which there is reason to beleive amounts to
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near one third more than they pay to them, But as
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the Constables constantly refuse to give any account
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thereof, and there not appearing any Law to oblige
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them thereunto no certain or particular account can
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be had what the Surphis Sunk by the Constables
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amounts to,
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and the Justices of that Division further observe that
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from the Constables placeing displaceing and paying
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