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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Whereas in & by one Act of parliamt. made in the thirty ninth
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year of the reign of her late Matie. Queen Eliz: Intituled
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An Act for punishmt. of
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vagrants
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Rogues, Vagabouds &
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sturdy Beggers It was amongst other things Enacted That all seafaring men
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prtending losses of their ships or goods on the sea goeing
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the Country begging
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idle psons goeing abt. in any
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Country either begging or useing any subtil craft or
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unlawfull games or plays,
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or prtending that they can tell
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destings, fortunes, or such other like fantastic all imagination
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all Jugde & all wandring psons & comon Labourer being
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of psons able in body, useing loytering, and refuseing to
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worke for such reason all wages as is taxed or comonly
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given in such parts where such psons doe or shall happen
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to dwell or abide, not haveing liveing otherwise to maintain
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themselves,
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shuold be taken adjudged & deemed Rogues,
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Vagabonds & sturdy Beggers, And
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the sd Act was declared to be a Rogne Vagabound or sturdy
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begger wch should be at any time after the feast of Easter
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then next comeing, taken begging, vagrant, wandring or
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unsordering themselves in any part of this Realse
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should
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upon their apprehencon
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by the appointmt. of any Justice of
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the peace, Constable, Headborough or Tythingman of the
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same County, Hundred, parish or Tything where such
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pson shall be taken,
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