of Ossulston in the said County or any two or more of them to
Summon before them Mr. William Walker< no role > High Constable within
the same Division and Hundred and examine what Sum or Sums
of Money have been paid to him by any & what Churchwarden
or Churchwardens of any & what parishes or places within his
District and whom by Name for the purposes aforesaid And
also to Examine what Sum or Sums of Money are in arrear
& unpaid upon the said Rate from the Churchwarden or
Churchwardens of any and what parishes or places within
such District and whom by Name and if such Churchwarden
or Churchwardens have received the same And to Order and
direct such High Constable forthwith to use all legal method
for obtaining the said Arrears and for his payment of what
Moneys he hath or shall receive into the hands of the said
Trearer to be applyed for the purposes mentioned in the said
Act And the said High Constable is required to attend and
produce the precept to him transmitted by the said Trearer
for raiseing the said Moneys before the said Justices at
such times and places as they shall in that behalf appoint
for their better discovery of what Moneys have been received
and of what remains in Arrear

To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain in
Parliament Assembled.

The Humble petition of his Majestys Justices
of the peace for the County of Middx in their
General Quarter Sessions Assembled.

Sheweth.

The humble petition of
his Majestys Justices
of the peace for the County
of Middx Assembled in
General Quarter Sessions
To the honble the Comons
of Great Britain assembled
in parliament}

That Your petitioners think it their Duty to represent to this
Honourable House the very great uncertainty & Defect of the
Laws relating to the poor of this Kingdom And the Difficulties
attending the Execution of them, particularly with regard to the
Settlement & Removall of the poor, & passing of Vagrants.

That your petitioners always apprehended it to be the
Intention of the Legislature in the many Statutes made for
the Relief of the poor And Setling or passing of them that these
several [..] Statutes were most proper to be executed. by the
Justices Residing in the several parishes, And this the rather
in regard the Act of the 43d. of Queen Elizabeth< no role > And most
of the Subsequent Acts relating to the poor expressly direct
That the powers thereby given to the Justices should be
Executed by such of them who dwell in or near the respective
parishes.

Your petitioners also apprehend this to have been
the Constant practice throughout the Kingdom ever since
the makeing of those Laws.

But