Middlesex Sessions:
General Orders of the Court
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19th May 1743 - 22nd February 1753

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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, convey'ed 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 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.




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