P adjorn Sabh decimequarto die Octobris 1721.

Order for prventing
& removeing publique
Nusances & annoyances
Etc

This Court takeing into consideration the great Increase and
Progress of the Plague abroad And that all proper precautions
ought to be used at this time to preserve usfrom
Infection Is of Opinion that in Order thereunto the Laws
for preventing and removing all Publique Nusances and
Annoyances within the Weekly Bills of Mortality in this
County be put in Execution, and that such methods be taken
for that purpose as herein after are specifyed (Vizt.)

This Court being sensible that the suffering loose, idle
common Beggars especially such as have sore Leggs or are
otherwise Distempered to begg in the Streets and publique
Passages may conduce to the Spreading any Infection
among as Is of opinion And doth according Order that it be
And It is hereby recomended and referred unto his Majtys.
Justices of the peace for this County at their Petty sessions
or Meetings in their severall Divisions within the said
Weekly Bills of Mortality to give Orders to the Constable's
Headboroughs and Bedells of the severall Parishes Hamblets
Libertys and Places in such respective Divisions to apprehend
all such Vagrants and Sturdy Beggars and to carry them
before the Justices so assembled to be dealt with according to
the directions in the Statute made in the Twelfth Year of the
Reign of the late Queen Ann for Passing and punishing of
Vagrants and Sturdy Beggars By which Act there is a
Reward given of two shillings to every Inhabitant or other
Person for every common Rogue Beggar or Vagabond which he
or they shall apprehend and carry before any Justice of the
Peace to be paid imediately by the Constable of the place
and also a Penalty of twenty shillings on Constables for
every default or neglect in apprehending or punishing such
Rogues or Vagabonds which said Statute this Court is of
Opinion ought to be Strictly and imediately put in Execution
and the said Penalties Leavyer on all Constables in whose
Districts such Comon Rogues or Beggars shall pass unapprehended