for the Said County before the abovenamed Justices, and
other their Fellows aforesaid.

Order for ascertaining the
allowances for the
passing & releiving of
Vagabonds}

His Majesty< no role > 's Justices of the peace for the County of Middlesex
now assembled at this General Quarter Session of the peace
holden for the Said County in pursuance of the statute made in the
thirteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King George
the Second Intituled An Act for amending and enforcing the
Laws relating to Rogues, Vagabonds and other idle and disorderly
persons and for reducing the Same into one Act of Parliament
and also for amending the Laws for erecting providing and
regulating Houses of Correction, Do hereby order, limit, appoint &
direct, That the Several Rates or Allowances per Mile or otherwise
to be made by any Justice or Justices of the peace for the Said County
to any Constable, or other officer of the Same County, for the passing
a conveying or mainting of Rogues, Vagabonds, or incorrigible
Rogues to be passed or conveyed, as by the Said Act is directed, Shall
be until farther order of the Court of General Quarter or General
Session of the peace for the Said County to the contrary as followeth,
that is to Say, for maintaining of all and every Such Rogues
Vagabonds or incorrigible Rogues, the Rate or Allowance of
Six pence for every Such person for four and twenty Hours, and So
after that Rate for a longer or Shorter time, and for the passing
or conveying of any Such person or persons, whose Names are
contained in one pass, conveyed or carried alone, or together at
one Time, or Turn, by Cart or Horse Carriage, the Rate of Six pence
per Mile, and no more, and for passing or conveying of such person
person or persons on Foot, under and less than Six pence per Mile,
according to the Discretion of the respective Justices of the peace
for this County, who Shall Sign any Such passes or Certificates of
Allowance.

But if any of the Justices of the peace of this County Shall think
fit, and See good Cause to allow and order more or greater Rates
for the Maintaining, Conveying and Carrying of any Such
person or persons, to be conveyed and carried as aforesaid by Reason
of Such persons Sickness or Impotency, or by occasion of any
other extraordinary Accident That then So much of the Said
greater Rates as Shall exceed the Rates hereby before ascertained,
Shall not be paid unless the Same be first communicated and
certified to the Justices of the peace of this County, at their General
or Quarter Session, and be approved and allowed of by the Said
Court of Session, And this Court doth farther Order, that this
Order be forthwith printed, and that printed Copies of this Order,
be transmitted to the Justices of the peace , and the High-Constables
of this County.