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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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We the Grand Jurors of the
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City of London
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, Sworn
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to enquire for Our Sovereign Lord the King; having
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with great concern obser'd of late, the daily increase
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of idle Vagrants & common Biggars, as well as
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many fright full Objects in the Streets and Parts
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adjacent which in itself is an Evil, productive
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of many bad Consequences, to all his Majestys
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Subjects and in a particular Manner to Child bear
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ing Woman. And We apprehend this growing
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Evil, to do greatly wing to the good Laws and
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subsisting, not being put into due Execution
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notwithstanding the Recepts issued cat by the
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Majestrates, for That Purpose.
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The daily Papers inform Us, that the Neigh-
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bouring Parishes, without the City, have under
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their Consideration, we for as possible, effectually
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to supports all Houses of bad Repute & to clear
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their Several Parishes of all Lewd & disorderly
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Woman, are well Street Walkers, as Others Which
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Relation We apprehend will he attended with
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very bad
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oxforting to it, man fing of Lewd & disorderly
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Houses (a head yr too many) to the Danger & thin
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of Many Young, Persons, apprentices, Servants
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& others, that are unwarily insur'd, by the halfill
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Solicitations of that Abandoned Bottigate Westems.
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