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and proper to be pursued more effectually to Answer the<lb></lb>
Ends thereby proposes, Touching which matters, They <obscured></obscured>
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to several particular Resolution which they Subumitt<lb></lb>
to the Judgment of this Court as follows (vizt.)</p>
<p n="1019">In the first place Your Committee conceiving that<lb></lb>
nothing could prove move Effectual to Encourage all<lb></lb>
persons in the apprenhending and prosecuting of Street<lb></lb>
Robbers and other Felons and persons returning from<lb></lb>
Transportation, Than a prompt and easy payment<lb></lb>
of the several Rewards appointed By Act of Parliament<lb></lb>
and his Majestys Gracious proclamation for such<lb></lb>
persons who shall apprehend and prosecute such<lb></lb>
Offenders to Conviction, But having some general<lb></lb>
Information, that the same or even a very in considerable<lb></lb>
part thereof was not to be obtained, without so much<lb></lb>
difficulty expence and loss of time as had in some<lb></lb>
particular Instances, proved a Ruin instead of an<lb></lb>
Encouragement to some prosecutors and their<lb></lb>
Familys, proceeded to make a more particular Enquiry<lb></lb>
into the usual and regular steps taken and to be<lb></lb>
taken by all persons so Entituled for the obtaining<lb></lb>
the said Rewards, and upon a thorough Information<lb></lb>
thereof did find to their great surprise and Concern That<lb></lb>
even Supposing a poor prosecutor not to be Extraordinarily<lb></lb>
delayed or out of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55600_geo1053">the Common</rs>
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Course, and that he<lb></lb>
obtains his Meny at last without any Extortious deductions<lb></lb>
whatsoever, Yet the Known and Established Method<lb></lb>
of passing thro so great a number of Offices, and<lb></lb>
References Cast again from one to to ther before the<lb></lb>
proclamation Reward can be obtained, and the Excessive<lb></lb>
and unreasonable delays and hardships Consequent<lb></lb>
thereupon (all which fully appeared to your Committee<lb></lb>
were and are highly discouraging to such poor prosecutors<lb></lb>
as are for the most part, the persons Entitled to those Rewards,</p>
<p n="1020">Wherefore the Committee upon this head Unanimously<lb></lb>
came to the following Resolutions (vizt.)</p>
<p n="1021">" That it appears to this Committee That one great Cause<lb></lb>
" of the increase and frequency of Street Robbers, and other</p>
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