That if any person shall be found offending against
the said act It shall be lawfull for any person to apprehend
such offenders and to convey them to some Justice of the peace
and such Justice of the peace is Impowered by the said Act to
order a Reward of ten Shillings to the apprehender

And that all persons [..] beging in the
parishes or places where they dwell are deemed by the said
Act Idle and Disorderly persons and are on Conviction to be
committed to the House of Correction there to be kept to hard
labour for any time not deceeding One month and the Justice
of peace is by the said act Empowered to order payment of the
Sum of Five Shillings to the person who shall apprehend such
offenders to be paid by the overseers of the said parish

And this Court takeing notice that notwithstanding
the Reward directed to be paid as an incitement to Constables and
others to do their Duty in this Respect and the punishment directed
to be inflicted upon offenders against the said Act yet by the
Negligence and remissness of such officers in the discharge of their
Duty The Streets of this metropolis and Towns and places
in this County are greatly pestered with number of Beggars
resortinghereto the sd. Metropolis Towns and Places from all parts of the Kingdom which are a